michael collins > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Wiring Clean up

I poped the cover and saw a wiring mess. i needed to charge the battery and add a new protected ligh...
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i start with the negitive side first. the battery connector was corroded and the wire in poor condit...
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I removed the negitive wire from the battery and the solinoid pack. I was surprised there was nothin...
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I got new marine battery connectors. these were not to bad price and allowed a fast connection.
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this was an off the shelf negitive cable. it was 15" it has loops on both ends.
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I put the new battery connector in place. i used a socket and tapped it home with a hammer.
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I masked off the threads and sprayed the connector with battery sealer.
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I ran the new negitive wire the same way the old one went. this looks alot better. i had to wait 3 d...
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I got the new POS wires in and now time to swap. here it is as i started.
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The connector almost rotted off. i found a power line to the lights and a red with white stripe wire...
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Here are the 2 new POS cables. one to the started / generator and the other to the new power take of...
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I cleaned the battery post and installed the new connector. i I got lucky and had some red with whit...
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If you look closely you can see the red heat shrink and the new wire.
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here is the re-routed red wire
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I get these power taps from chevy trucks and suburbans at the junk yard. i needed to find a spot tha...
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I marked the spot and drilled a couple holes---making sure it was clear under the cover and do not d...
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I used a couple bolts and washers and lock washers to hold the tap in place.
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I added a loop connector to the red/white wire and added it to the power tap.
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Time to feed the power tap.
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Here is the new wire connected to power tap. this is alittle over kill but i did not want to have a ...
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i was going to run a mini fuse at the power tap for each line. i found this cool fuse block and deci...
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here is the fuse holder and the main power tap.
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here is a close up of the fuse box it hold 4 circuits. i drilled and bolted it to the wheel well lik...
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