Reply to "Suggested mods/upgrades for stock wiring harness"

Bill,

Welcome to Pantera ownership, when I got my first Pantera I was uninformed and started reading all the forums etc. and became overloaded with a list of projects I thought I needed to do to make the car reliable. The problem is it's cumulative, you are only on the wiring right now, if you take this approach to the whole car you'll be years out and likely get frustrated.

The wiring harness is not a concern and you say it is good condition, I know of no one who has replaced it for the sake of it! Fact is there are a lot of Pantera's out there that are reliable and haven't been modified at all! The only wiring I have upgraded on my '74 is replacing a couple relays with modern equivalents.

My recommendation; stop reading it's just a distraction from getting work done! Focus on putting the car back together with all the parts you have, there really isn't much you 'have to do' while it's apart. Get it running, drive it and live with it for a while and you will gain a much better idea of what you want your Pantera to be like. This is by far the best path forward to end up with the car of your dreams and for you wallet.

Julian