Bill's El Camino comes in for some much needed wiring.
The engine compartment is a mess and it is easy to tell that many hands over the years have attempted to make changes.
I had to take a picture of this. Bill had a stereo installed at a "reputable" place and what I found was more than I could believe. ALL of the connections were twisted and taped. Unbelieveable!
The electric choke wire was picking it's power from the exciter wire on the alternator. Oh boy . . .
Since no one makes a kit specifically for this vehicle, we decided to use the American Autowire Highway 15. We made a mounting plate with a grommet and bolted it into the vehicles original spot.
The first thing to do is to pull all of the old wiring out.
The dash was dissassembled and all of the under-dash wiring is removed.
This is a shot of the interior light. Notice how the wires are simply looped around the post.
On the back of the interior light you can get a better look at how the plug was connected.
The antenna wire was broken and repaired like everything else in this vehicle . . . twisted and taped. We picked up an antenna repair plug from Radio Shack that worked great.
This is a shot of the new alternator connection.
This is a shot of the AC/heat rewired.
This is the Highway 15 mounted in the original spot under the dash.
This is a look at the column connection and wiring under the dash.