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Wiring Clean up

From 1983 Ford Bronco “Jezebel”, documented by michael collins.

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1983 Ford Bronco - I poped the cover and saw a wiring mess. i needed to charge the battery and add a new protected light power and a new horn circuit.this is… 1983 Ford Bronco - i start with the negitive side first. the battery connector was corroded and the wire in poor condition. 1983 Ford Bronco - I removed the negitive wire from the battery and the solinoid pack. I was surprised there was nothing to the frame. i might add a frame gro… 1983 Ford Bronco - I got new marine battery connectors. these were not to bad price and allowed a fast connection. 1983 Ford Bronco - this was an off the shelf negitive cable. it was 15" it has loops on both ends. 1983 Ford Bronco - I put the new battery connector in place. i used a socket and tapped it home with a hammer. 1983 Ford Bronco - I masked off the threads and sprayed the connector with battery sealer. 1983 Ford Bronco - I ran the new negitive wire the same way the old one went. this looks alot better. i had to wait 3 days to get the new POS cables, but just… 1983 Ford Bronco - I got the new POS wires in and now time to swap. here it is as i started. 1983 Ford Bronco - The connector almost rotted off. i found a power line to the lights and a red with white stripe wire. time to remove all the other battery… 1983 Ford Bronco - Here are the 2 new POS cables. one to the started / generator and the other to the new power take off. 1983 Ford Bronco - I cleaned the battery post and installed the new connector. i I got lucky and had some red with white stripe wire in my box. i cut back the… 1983 Ford Bronco - If you look closely you can see the red heat shrink and the new wire. 1983 Ford Bronco - here is the re-routed red wire 1983 Ford Bronco - I get these power taps from chevy trucks and suburbans at the junk yard. i needed to find a spot that was out of the way and flat and large… 1983 Ford Bronco - I marked the spot and drilled a couple holes---making sure it was clear under the cover and do not drill the wheel..... 1983 Ford Bronco - I used a couple bolts and washers and lock washers to hold the tap in place. 1983 Ford Bronco - I added a loop connector to the red/white wire and added it to the power tap. 1983 Ford Bronco - Time to feed the power tap. 1983 Ford Bronco - Here is the new wire connected to power tap. this is alittle over kill but i did not want to have a short. 1983 Ford Bronco - i was going to run a mini fuse at the power tap for each line. i found this cool fuse block and decided to use it. here is the power for it… 1983 Ford Bronco - here is the fuse holder and the main power tap. 1983 Ford Bronco - here is a close up of the fuse box it hold 4 circuits. i drilled and bolted it to the wheel well like the power tap. this was taken before…