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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Wayne, that sure looks like a simple one weekend project.
I hate doing electrical work. I can't imagine that mess with no manual of current flow charts. It is sort of watching an archeological dig and trying to figure out what went where.
I guess you will have a full restoration manual with your notes and this thread.
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Well, okay. So, yes, this is a pain in the ass. But, the one thing I have going for me on this car is that it was built in 1969, with 1969 technology, which, let's face it, is fairly primitive and straightforward. I did a bunch of electrical diagnosis on my 959 when we were troubleshooting an electrical warning buss problem a few years ago. That was a huge pain. I have electrical diagrams for that car, but there are 13 different computers on the car, all pre-386 technology, and the electrical diagrams show 26 wires entering a computer and nothing else. So, compared to that nightmare, this is easy. A pain in the ass, and space is really tight in this thing (although not as bad as the tank), but still relatively straightforward.
I should just restore a VW Bug or a Ford Mustang, or something easy and straightforward one of these days instead of mucking around with Probe 16s, a Daimler Ferret tank, the Fire truck (only 13 made - I still don't have a manual on how the pump works), or the solar car. Heck, working on all of this stuff with no documentation makes working on the Ferrari 360 seem really easy! Just open the manual on the computer, and say "oh, so that's how you get that transmission heat exchanger out".
Quote of the day: "I wish I had one of my own books for each of these cars!"
-Wayne