Disease please, I'll take two.

[machoneman]

Wiring! Sigh......

Maybe someday car electronics will progress to wireless. Imagine only needing to run big power stuff (headlights,starter, alternator, battery) with traditional cables while all the rest operates wirelessly.

Sounds crazy and impossible but.....

[Heo]

  just like a Model-T then. Before -19 even the starter was wireles

[turbohunter]

Well I'm heading into my second week of wiring.
Finishing up the power station mockup.
Definitely time to clean up this mess and make a new one.

[jayb]

Marc, I'm not clear from the pictures how you are getting the power wires up to the location under the dash.  Are you running them through a starter solenoid first, and having the solenoid act like a switch? 

If so that might be a problem, because if I recall correctly the starter solenoid contacts are not rated for continuous operation.  In fact, I think I may have actually tried that years ago and had problems; can't remember its been so long...

[Leny Mason]

Hi the only thing I see wrong is the color code on the battery I even sell I Interstate battery's but on your car so nicely done it looks wrong sorry, and jay they make continuous contact solenoids that work fine, please don't take offence on my statement. Leny Mason   

[turbohunter]

That's why I included a picture of the wiring.
Was hoping for any problems to be caught ahead of time.
Jay I'm doing it like I remember normal truck/car setups. I may be wrong so I appreciate any comment.
But there is constant power to the legs. All feeds are connected on one side of the solenoid. The solenoid is only used for the starter which is hooked to the opposite side.

[turbohunter]

Hah Leny, you're right but I figured utility over art on this one.
The battery is Interstates new (?) AGM. It is a pretty damn hot battery.
800 cca
1000 ca
125 rc

[cjshaker]

just like a Model-T then. Before -19 even the starter was wireles

LOL, go back a couple more years and even the headlights were wireless

Marc, just curious, but what do you have that requires 3 of those big circuit breakers?

[turbohunter]

Marc, just curious, but what do you have that requires 3 of those big circuit breakers?

Only one word
Paranoia
Seriously with the amount of junk (a/c, fans, efi, stereo, and what ever else in the Kalifornia heat) that may run at the same time I'm just over doing everything. I know those breakers look huge and they are but you would normally have a fuse of some sort in the  systems. I just replaced a fuse with these breakers because I like the idea of being able to reset instead of a fuse and when I want to pull a fuse to shut a side down I just push a button. They're pretty cool if you have the room for them.

[cjshaker]

Understandable. I actually use those on several pieces of equipment at work, and they work great. I like the idea of being able to power up only what you want.

[turbohunter]

Hey guys, with regards to the EFI vs carb thread and tuning, is there value in having a constant readout via an A/F ratio gauge in the car?
I just ordered gauges and saw that it's available.
http://www.autometer.com/2-1-16-wideband-a-f-street-phantom.html

[My427stang]

I have found it very hard to keep up with in use in a drag car, the numbers race so quickly it's hard to get use out of except maybe for some initial diagnosis.

If it will log, then it could help, but likely your EFI will already do that. 

[turbohunter]

This is a street car.
I was thinking that you would get used to a range of operation, then if it broke out of that range you would have a heads up to a problem (like a sensor going bad).

[jayb]

For a street car I think they would be helpful, especially in a steady state situation like going down the highway, or idling in traffic.  On the track, datalogging is definitely the best way to go.

[turbohunter]

Had a great day in the garage today.
You know all those little details that you say "I'll get to that later"? The non glory stuff.
Well since everything is closed and I'm waiting for stuff, today was the day. Getting the ground path in and sound, wiring and checking brakes, clamping all the loose wire down, drilling tapping, installing the cover for the brake system and all those niggly little details that pile up.
Feels like a big leap forward. Stoked.