Reply to "Rewiring the Entire Car - Painless Wiring Kit"

I have no problem with what you guys are doing. There is truth to everything being stated here.

The age limit to the insulation on the original harness is a very real issue at some point.

In construction we are seeing very real wiring hazards with wiring that is 50 years old. When the stuff gets pulled out, the rubber insulation just crumbles off of the wire. These houses are time bombs ready to go off.

It is wise to replace a harness at some point. You are both all apart, so now is as good as ever.

It is hard to know what UV has done to these things over time as well.

My point I think I made? The harness in the Pantera is not the problem. Particularly the later cars.

The peculiar way the accessories are engineered into the car and the switch loadings is another thing altogether.

The ignition switch for one thing needs relief and the fuse box is another disaster.

I found of particular interest, and I'll bet that I am the only one that noticed it, the self diagnostics built into the Pantera Electronics fuse box. It warns you if the load is abnormal and has a warning buzzer.

Best of luck to both of you in your race car endeavors. What class do you intend to race these cars in? The vintage Trans-Am cars interest me a lot.

I think I'd rather go racing with a '67 Mustang coupe then a Pantera?