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Last week I was a plumber, this week I'm an electrician. I spent 4 hours at the wrecking yard removing and labeling the under dash wiring harness from a 1994 Honda Civic. What a mess that was, I think they take the wire harness, send it down the line and build the car around it. The cool part is not having to be careful with the dash and other components. So now the wiring harness is strung out on the garage floor and the real fun starts. I spent at least two hours cutting away the wires I don't need.
Meanwhile at the other end of the car... I finished the fuel line that goes into the gas tank, I cut the original small tube off the flange, drilled out the hole, bent a larger steal tube, inserted and welded both tubes back on the flange. I welded the small tube back on right next to the new one because it holds the fuel level sending unit in place. I then sealed up the tube where it goes through the flange with J.B. Weld to make sure there are no leaks.
Another thing done is the cutting of the shelf behind the dash (hidden area) to provide clearance for the clutch and brake pedal box assembly which I hope to mount in a day or two.
As what is common in old cars, I have a mechanical oil pressure gauge in the dash but the Honda motor has an electric oil pressure sending unit. I want to keep all my stock classic gauges (which are in excellent shape) so I bought a "T" at the local Ace Hardware down the street and plumbed that in so now the ECU still receives a signal and I have a place to plumb in the oil line for the mechanical gauge. Boom that was easy.
Monday my good friend Dave came over to lend a hand, we were able to do some fine tuning on the position of the engine/frame assembly, thanks for your help Dave!
The weekend flew by and a per the norm I was only able to get half of what I wanted done. So next is mounting the radiator, pedal box and shift linkage. Oh, fuel and clutch lines also. And oh yeah, the rest of the Hydrolastic suspension lines too. And, and, and...
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| Wiring harness rat nest. |
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| My pedal box modified and stuffed with Wilwood master cylinders! |
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| Big hole in dash shelf for pedal box. |
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| "T" for oil pressure sending unit and mechanical tap. |
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| Fuel line and sending unit flange (cut). |
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| New 3/8 fuel line welded in with flared end. |
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| Sealed up new fuel line. |
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