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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #100 on: February 12, 2018, 10:37:31 PM »
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #102 on: March 31, 2018, 09:29:04 AM »
Easy just remove individual wires from the plugs & untangle a large board on top of a couple of garbage bins measure out what is required then put nails in board then lay loom up on board.Solder joints,Use heat shrink & stagger all your joints. If you can get an old loom out of a Hq - Hj holden you can utilise some of wires & crimp ends some plugs are the same, colour code is pretty much the same. I used a premier loom for headlights on my 78. Just untapped & relayed it up how I wanted it

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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #103 on: March 31, 2018, 01:02:09 PM »
Easy just remove individual wires from the plugs & untangle a large board on top of a couple of garbage bins measure out what is required then put nails in board then lay loom up on board.Solder joints,Use heat shrink & stagger all your joints. If you can get an old loom out of a Hq - Hj holden you can utilise some of wires & crimp ends some plugs are the same, colour code is pretty much the same. I used a premier loom for headlights on my 78. Just untapped & relayed it up how I wanted it
Jeez...talk about getting caught up in my own world. Didn't even think about HQ/WB wiring looms as spare parts :lol:
I was just frustrated with shortening the loom (Back to original lengths from the extended version from RHD conversion) and having to solder so many different wires. I am short some plugs and yes as you say, "the HQ/WB would be very similar"....thank you for the tip :thumb:
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #104 on: March 31, 2018, 02:11:53 PM »
If you get  stuck I have lots of plugs & an old loom from an 80 model

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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #105 on: April 02, 2018, 10:14:31 AM »
If you get  stuck I have lots of plugs & an old loom from an 80 model
I have sent you a PM.
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #107 on: April 02, 2018, 06:40:59 PM »

Have a look at posting 23 here
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c3-general/1945352-anyone-have-a-pdf-of-a-1970-bb-cpe-wiring-diagram-2.html#post1564233097
I have that coloured diagram and have been using it. I also got my assembly manual and photo copied the diagram and sticky taped about 8 A4 sheets to create one large diagram.
Then I found the one above! Lol! Exactly the same.
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #108 on: April 02, 2018, 06:47:08 PM »
The one in colour is handy.
 I made up a loom today to make the installation of the speedo/tachometer dash section easier.
not that you need a schematic for that little mod
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #109 on: April 02, 2018, 07:16:03 PM »
It's not that the job is difficult it's just that I have never eyeballed a standard loom so just flying blind, coupled with the fact that some plugs are missing, the loom a little butchered and not sure if I have the lengths correct. I am going up tonight to shorten the dash globes. Some of them also need replacement due to the retainers being broken. So that just means that that job won't be totally finished; and thats were the frustration lies!
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #110 on: April 02, 2018, 07:17:02 PM »
I have an A3 drawing , that a friend gave me, very handy
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #111 on: April 02, 2018, 07:24:48 PM »
What do you mean...as in a drawing of a actuall loom or the diagram as i posted earlier?
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #112 on: April 02, 2018, 07:30:34 PM »
It's not that the job is difficult it's just that I have never eyeballed a standard loom so just flying blind, coupled with the fact that some plugs are missing, the loom a little butchered and not sure if I have the lengths correct. I am going up tonight to shorten the dash globes. Some of them also need replacement due to the retainers being broken. So that just means that that job won't be totally finished; and thats were the frustration lies!

Yes the metal section pulls out of the plastic , I have glued a few back together just a little silastic will work leave for a few days to cure.
Or Dorman 85805 will work. The fitting out of a HR Holden dash will work as well
If you need the two,wire  one of the  top middle of the tachometer I haven’t need one of those so have not looked of one
The bulbs are BA9 size  , if you want to go to LED there are holder options  for the T5 bulb .
I’ll take a photo tomorrow of the rear of my dash .
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #113 on: April 02, 2018, 07:31:25 PM »
What do you mean...as in a drawing of a actuall loom or the diagram as i posted earlier?
A diagram .
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #114 on: April 02, 2018, 07:36:40 PM »
I recon that Phill at corvette connections just may have a standard loom.
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #115 on: April 02, 2018, 07:48:24 PM »
This is what i have. Made it with photocopies out of my assembly manual
I recon that Phill at corvette connections just may have a standard loom.
And no he dosen't have one. Already asked him.
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #116 on: April 02, 2018, 07:52:43 PM »
Try George
I’ll pm you his number
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #117 on: April 03, 2018, 03:44:53 PM »
This is the rear of my instrument panel LSD`s fitted and wiring loom  changed  to facilitate easier instantiation
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #118 on: April 03, 2018, 10:55:14 PM »
Thanks for the picture! :drunk: That somewhat helps to get the gist of how it should be back there. :cheers:
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Re: Right to Left Conversion #2
« Reply #119 on: April 03, 2018, 11:33:49 PM »
This is not stock , just my idea on how to make it a little better , when it come to refitting the dash panel
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