Howdy Galaxiex,
Since I was adding so many new components to the car, and moving everything to the trunk, a complete rewire just made sense. Below is a list of the components that would make up the system:
I wanted to mock up the wiring and test the circuits outside the car before bundling the wiring into three main harnesses (rear, cabin, engine bay). To do this I mounted 2 8ft. sheets of plywood on the shop wall to mimic the approximately 17 ft. of the car itself. I also purchased
30 12v 10mm LED's to identify when the circuit was triggered and to validate circuits that had constant power vs. accessory power. Once the plywood was mounted to the wall, I marked out the electrical panel and battery location by approximate size. This allowed me to make sure my electrical components stayed within the boundaries of the space I had to work with. Additional tape was added to mark out each circuit in the system (taillights, fuel pump, trunk led's, fuel sender, door/trunk poppers, etc.). Not wanting to cut any of the wires until the final install, I added some hooks at the top and bottom of the plywood to take up the slack of the wires. I should also mention that I purchased the
American Autowire Long Wire Trunk Mounting kit which includes longer and bigger gauge wires to handle the current. The keyless entry/start system relies on the brake switch to start the car so I added a 12v momentary push button switch to mimic the pressing of the brake pedal.
After days of shuffling through the mounds of instructions, I decided to use a couple computer monitors and an old laptop to display the digital versions of the instructions above the work area. This was a huge time saver and allowed me to easily bounce between instructions as needed.
The battery was placed up off the floor and some small jumper cables got power to the system using a few bolts through the plywood.
I cannot say enough good things about the AAW system. Each wire is labeled with the circuit name the full length of the wire, which makes installing and troubleshooting much easier. I needed to contact their tech support to get a sanity check several times. The tech I worked with through the project was more than accommodating, even drawing pictures as needed.
Below is the list of items I purchased from AAW to complete my project:
Highway 22 Plus Universal Wiring System $519
Highway 22 - Long Wire Trunk Mount Kit $124
All Copper Grounding Kit $199
6 Gauge Alternator Connection Kit $49
Trunk Mounted Battery Cable Kit- Side Post $139
All said and done, about $1,100 with shipping.
Hope this helps. If you have any additional questions feel free to post.
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