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Electrical I dont need.

Stripping my engine bay and just piddling. There are so many connectors and  I wont be using. My 88 has the electric climate control, well had, I am removing all of that, wont need any heater,ac, defrost. I will only need wipers,light and blinkers. One thing I have noticed is no rust anywhere on this car. One question I have is the the big bundle of wiring harness that comes thru the firewall on the passenger side, does that belong to climate control and things I no longer need? The driver side appears to be the important one for ign,lights etc. I will retain elect windows.
1988 Thunderbird LX  557/C6 project. UPR tube K-member, A-Arms, Strange 10 way adjustable coilovers. SN-95 spindle,brakes. Manual rack, bump steer kit.  MM castor/camber plates, Dynatech 2 1/8 swap headers. Quick 9" 35 spline Moser axles,CHE lower c arms,

Electrical I dont need.

Reply #1 –
That big bundle on the pass. side is pretty well all the engine electronics. Are you staying efi?
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Electrical I dont need.

Reply #2 –
doesn't the ignition hot wire for the alt come through the passenger side, with the huge bundle of EFI wiring? something to keep an eye out for, unless you're going with a single wire alt
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Electrical I dont need.

Reply #3 –
557 carb engine is whats going in there.
1988 Thunderbird LX  557/C6 project. UPR tube K-member, A-Arms, Strange 10 way adjustable coilovers. SN-95 spindle,brakes. Manual rack, bump steer kit.  MM castor/camber plates, Dynatech 2 1/8 swap headers. Quick 9" 35 spline Moser axles,CHE lower c arms,

Electrical I dont need.

Reply #4 –
I was planning on a 1 wire alt. That will be my only engine driven deal, elect water pump is what I am going with.
1988 Thunderbird LX  557/C6 project. UPR tube K-member, A-Arms, Strange 10 way adjustable coilovers. SN-95 spindle,brakes. Manual rack, bump steer kit.  MM castor/camber plates, Dynatech 2 1/8 swap headers. Quick 9" 35 spline Moser axles,CHE lower c arms,

Electrical I dont need.

Reply #5 –
When i done my old 87 i went with a EZ wiring kit and rewired the  whole car it was  very simple

The factory harness is rediculously heavy
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Electrical I dont need.

Reply #6 –
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;380863
When i done my old 87 i went with a EZ wiring kit and rewired the  whole car it was  very simple

The factory harness is rediculously heavy


I might go that route
1988 Thunderbird LX  557/C6 project. UPR tube K-member, A-Arms, Strange 10 way adjustable coilovers. SN-95 spindle,brakes. Manual rack, bump steer kit.  MM castor/camber plates, Dynatech 2 1/8 swap headers. Quick 9" 35 spline Moser axles,CHE lower c arms,

Electrical I dont need.

Reply #7 –
rip it all out!!!! it might just take you a long time to put back.
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
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Electrical I dont need.

Reply #8 –
I did rip it out, only the front harness behind the grille is in along with everything going to rear. Took the dash out and removed everything, ac,heater core unit, all ducting and anything electrical.Gonna remove the digital cluster from the dash. Luckily I have a good friend who can help on rewiring, I'll need it.
1988 Thunderbird LX  557/C6 project. UPR tube K-member, A-Arms, Strange 10 way adjustable coilovers. SN-95 spindle,brakes. Manual rack, bump steer kit.  MM castor/camber plates, Dynatech 2 1/8 swap headers. Quick 9" 35 spline Moser axles,CHE lower c arms,
 

Electrical I dont need.

Reply #9 –
Just so ya know, if your car was a 5.0 the '88 engine harness is a sellable item. It was a one year only harness, people swapping from V6 to V8 are always looking for those. :)
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