Electrical System:
The electrical system was very straight forward and went together without any problems with the EZ harness supplied by RCR. It was a very time intensive project taking more than thirty hours and I still probably have a few hours of bundling wires and fastening them up under the dash after the roll cage is in and the dash is fastened into place. The good news is that everything worked as intended. There is no feeling like turning the key for the first time and having the engine burst into song.
There are plenty of open circuits in the prewired fuse block for all the components I had. Even with the two fuel pumps, two fuel gauge senders, the transaxle oil pump, the Mallory Hyfire system and the trans temp/oil temp senders I still had three circuits left over.
Per Fran's manual, I cut the wire ties apart and sorted the wires into four bundles, Front, Rear, Engine and Dash prior to starting the dash wiring. I cut an 1/8 inch aluminum plate to mount on the fuse block. I used this initally to screw to a 2x4 to hold it in position to wire the dash on the work bench then later I reversed it and flipped it over so it would mount to a 1.5 inch aluminum angle I bolted under the dash to the left of the steering shaft so that the fuse block would mount face down under the dash for ease of servicing. I tested each circuit while the dash was still on the work bench to make sure everything worked before I set it in the chassis.
I made quick disconnects for the front and rear clips to make removal a little easier. These were made from a six pin "Weather Pack" connector for the powered circuits and a two pin "Weather Pack" connector for the ground circuits. This is the first time I have ever used this system and I really like it and will definately use them again.
I evacuated and charged the AC system and tested the AC and the heater to ensure there were would be no surprises later that would make me remove the dash. The blower fan is pretty powerful so I may take the grill off and drill a few holes into the duct work to put a little defroster air on the windshield, but I have not decided yet. The AC is plenty cool and the heat is way to hot so it should be "just right" in operation.
One last thing for you RCR builders; mount the brake light switch with the connectors facing DOWN. I had mounted it with the connectors up so the wires would be hidden. The steering rack makes it impossible to put the connector on if you do it that way.
Keith