Wires and white flags!

So it's not like I haven't been doing anything!  I spent the majority of the Spring and Summer searching and purchasing a lot of the missing dash and interior parts.  I was missing gauges, switches, a dash face...you name it...if it was supposed to be on the dash, it was missing!  I tediously rewired most of the dash parts, and the ignition switch, but I was still having continuity issues with the old harness.  So, I decided to purchase a brand new complete wiring harness.  I would have hated to spend so much time on this project, only to have it catch fire because of a shorted wire.  And so the reference to the white flag. 

The entire wiring harness was about $350, but it's extremely well done.  So today, I pulled out the old harness (along with all of my previously spliced-together re-wiring) and installed the new harness.  It only took a couple of hours to remove the old wires, and pull the entire new harness from the back of the car to the front.  So I'll spend the next weekend or two connecting all of the wires to the correct terminals. This harness came with the engine harness, headlight harness, horn harness, master brake cylinder harness, engine harness and all of the dash wiring.  So there's a lot of squinting and connecting involved.  I don't know how the Germans could stamp such tiny numbers on each terminal. 

The new dash face and door panels will be next.  My goal is to get the engine started (or at least get it to turn-over) before Thanksgiving.  Remember...no deadline...no budget!



This is the wiring harness in the box: not intimidating right?  I just have to keep reminding myself that compared to any car manufactured in the last 30 years, this is a really simple electrical system.



This is a quick (blurry) picture of the dash wiring before I pulled it out.  What a mess!

And if you thought the dash wiring was a mess, look at this safety hazard.  It's out of the frame, but it sort-of worried me that one of the heavy gauge wires connected to the voltage regulator, was just connected with the a clip...hmmm.  But that's not the only mess...just look at it.