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I have to make a decision about the new wiring going into my car and I would like to ask for your opinions. My car is not completely stock and most changes are for the interest of long term durability, enhanced options (sterio & fog lights) and ease of maintenance. So hence I am modifying the electrical system as well. I will have an alternator, and a negative ground system along with twin fuel pumps and a throwover switch for them. But here is my latest consideration:
Many years ago i eliminated the Overdrive throttle switch and have been engaging my OD directly off of the dash toggle switch. It is kind of fun to drop it down right at the flip of the switch and also shift it up the same way. No messing with the throttle switch adjustments anymore.
I also have had a desire to have a better fuse box with many circuits having their own fuse and room for more accessories. Today I started to install the new wiring harness and then had to continplate where to put the new fuse box. I thought about under the dash near the drivers side but then felt that there was no convenient place there for it. Then i realized that I'm not using the throttle switch, so why would I need to keep the O.D. relay as well. On my BJ7 the fuse box, OD relay and throttle switch all reside on the engine side firewall, drivers side, approx directly above the throttle/carb linkage. If I eliminated the old fuse box, the relay, and the throttle switch I would have enough room on the firewall to put in a decent sized fuse box with the more modern spade blade fuses. Without the throttle sw, and relay, the white/purple wire from the OD dash switch can go directly to the white green wire of the transmission 3rd & 4th gear shifter switch. Does that make any sense, and do you see any downside to this. I think some might believe that I am cannibalizing the car. But I havn't had the OD relay or throttle sw in the circuit for years anyway, why keep them hanging on the firewall and it will eliminate one or two items that could fail during a road trip. Also I wouldn't be cutting up the harness, originality could easily be restored with the addition of the removed components. Am I forgetting something, I think it will work. What you say? Dave C.
Many years ago i eliminated the Overdrive throttle switch and have been engaging my OD directly off of the dash toggle switch. It is kind of fun to drop it down right at the flip of the switch and also shift it up the same way. No messing with the throttle switch adjustments anymore.
I also have had a desire to have a better fuse box with many circuits having their own fuse and room for more accessories. Today I started to install the new wiring harness and then had to continplate where to put the new fuse box. I thought about under the dash near the drivers side but then felt that there was no convenient place there for it. Then i realized that I'm not using the throttle switch, so why would I need to keep the O.D. relay as well. On my BJ7 the fuse box, OD relay and throttle switch all reside on the engine side firewall, drivers side, approx directly above the throttle/carb linkage. If I eliminated the old fuse box, the relay, and the throttle switch I would have enough room on the firewall to put in a decent sized fuse box with the more modern spade blade fuses. Without the throttle sw, and relay, the white/purple wire from the OD dash switch can go directly to the white green wire of the transmission 3rd & 4th gear shifter switch. Does that make any sense, and do you see any downside to this. I think some might believe that I am cannibalizing the car. But I havn't had the OD relay or throttle sw in the circuit for years anyway, why keep them hanging on the firewall and it will eliminate one or two items that could fail during a road trip. Also I wouldn't be cutting up the harness, originality could easily be restored with the addition of the removed components. Am I forgetting something, I think it will work. What you say? Dave C.