Dr.Jeff
True Classic
Larry, I'm with Karl. I'd simply yank everything out and toss it. Then start from scratch and build a proper set up with quality parts and a good design. Always use fuses, relays, appropriate gauge wire, good connectors, insulation/heat shrink, etc. If it helps, look online or in books for ideas on creating automotive electrical harnesses/wiring systems.
In the long run it will be much faster to do, easier to understand, likely less expensive (after having to redo the redo a couple of times), and work much better/more reliably. How much will the car be worth if it burns to the ground due to a electrical short? Do you want operating headlights, every time? I'm not being sarcastic and certainly not questioning your thoughts, I'm just speaking from the experience of doing things different when I was younger and didn't know better.
Gad, I must be getting old if I'm giving the "do it the right way" speech...only old farts say those things.
In the long run it will be much faster to do, easier to understand, likely less expensive (after having to redo the redo a couple of times), and work much better/more reliably. How much will the car be worth if it burns to the ground due to a electrical short? Do you want operating headlights, every time? I'm not being sarcastic and certainly not questioning your thoughts, I'm just speaking from the experience of doing things different when I was younger and didn't know better.
Gad, I must be getting old if I'm giving the "do it the right way" speech...only old farts say those things.