BilgertGrape

there's a slew of problems with this car but I'm trying to wire the starter to the ignition and accessories. I need help!!!! Also none of the gauges work. Any help is appreciated!!!

oldcutlass

Do you have a wiring diagram for your car?


Since the starter is on the passenger side, I used a ford starter solenoid for my mini starter. I extended the battery cable to the firewall behind the passenger side valve cover where I mounted it. From there I wired in a relay to work off the resistance wire for the ignition and supplied an hei with full battery voltage through a 12ga wire. The rest of the stock wiring is intact to the gauges.

BilgertGrape

no unfortunately I don't

oldcutlass

This is for a Chevelle, very close. As you have a 454 in your car I moved your thread to the non Olds powered section.


http://documents.clubexpress.com/doc...39Whov6el8E%3d

BilgertGrape

I'll take a look at it later. Thank you very much though!

oldcutlass

It's also nice to get some younger blood into the hobby. If you have any other questions feel free, been there and done that. The 68 schematic starts on the 3rd page.

BilgertGrape

I'm sure I will be back very soon! Haha I'd love to see this car running!

oldcutlass

Your almost there, the wiring is not that hard. The purple wire is goes to the starter solenoid if you don't want to use a Ford solenoid, get a longer cable for the hot wire to the starter from the battery and route along the fender to the firewall and down from behind the passenger valve cover. I don't know what your using for a distributor.

BilgertGrape

Unfortunately there are no purple wires...whoever had the car before us made sure to make everything as hard as possible by using one color of wire FOR EVERYTHING!!! There is a pushbutton to start the car as well as a turnkey...and that pushbutton looks the same as the one right next to it that is connected to the general lee horn (kind of cool but the amount of wires added is such a headache)

oldcutlass

Then the wire from the push to start needs to go to the starter and then you need to find a wire that's hot when the key is on to the coil+ (ignition).