Reply to "Looking for Complete Wiring Harness!"

Jon Haas (Pantera-Electronics) is the source of new harnesses but they are made on order as far as I know. Wilkinson ordered several from him.

Other then finding an original harness for sale (which does happen occasionally)the most expedient thing to do is have one made for you.

There are others that have made their own and those that have adapted a "universal" harness to the car but ask them how easy that is to do. It's not.


The original harness actually is quite good using marine grade wiring. Problems are not generally caused by the harness itself but by others modifying it and overloading things like the ignition switch which is already carrying a large load through it.

The original ampere gauge is also a fire hazard and the push on connectors are in very close proximity particularly in the console.

Those connectors have given me lots of grief personally.


I let Jon worry the details. That definitely is above my pay grade and incredibly time consuming for a guy like me.

I used to blame the harness a lot for the electronics shortcomings of the car but it really isn't the harness, it's the components in there like the original fuse box for instance.

For me, his updated components really fixed the car. I personally recommend the investment in them if you want dependability and sanity in one package.


I personally have seen more harness damage done to Panteras by people attempting to install MSD ignitions in the car and not understanding how the original car was wired.

An MSD in this car IS NOT the way that you want to go.

For some reason people presume that it is a Ford family designed harness. It isn't. It's all Detomaso and there are some significant differences to it's approach. One of those is the tachometer. That is not a Ford design.