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Bugeye Wiring Progress.

David_Doan

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I was searching the web for relay panels and relay mounting ideas. I was inspired by the stuff I found at ceautoelectricsupply.com. The pic below reflects what I want to do.

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This gave me the idea to make a relay/fuse panel. To keep the wiring organized in my head and on the car, I broke it up into 4 sections that all meet at the relay or interconnect panel.


  • Dash – switches, gauges, controls, …
  • Engine – alternator, coil, wipers, horn, …
  • Bonnet – all frontal lighting
  • Rear – rear lighting, fuel pump, fuel gauge

There’s a terminal strip for each section on the relay panel. The relay panel will be located on the right fender near the original regulator and heater fan, or in the passenger foot well under the heater fan location.

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The entire wiring diagram and the rest of the details are in my blog: https://doan.us/blog/2014/06/22/re-wiring-take-3-almost-done/
 
Probably overkill, but impressive!!!! (and very well thought out) :bow::bow::bow:
 
I really did "try" to keep it simple. My headlight set up using the heater switch for hi-beams takes 3 relays. And technically the ignition and lighting relays could go away...

Here's the brake-down of the loads per circuit:
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All around 10 amps worst case. The wipers will never be used (topless car). I guess the 2 original fuses worked OK because some stuff was not fused and no fuel pump.

With a 6 fuse block, I have a spare slot for an electric radiator fan.
 
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