73 240z rewire

[benny240]

hi again

i am cuently going through my suspention and dooing a toyota4x4 vented brake swap. thank you all for thread search help.

I plan to re wire and found a hod rod harness at http://www.centechwire.com/.

I read some where that beandip was going to put a '72 harness in a '73.

i have also read some complaints that the '73 wiring harness was adversly afected by the new smog laws (as well as other systems that have been aliminated in my Z).

It turns out when I got my Z, most of it except the electrical system has been alterd in some way. (even the dash is a flat piece of aluminum retaining the original gauges).

I have fuond discution about "patch work" but I have been there tryed that or gave up.

so I diceded to rewire.

the kit is a good price $250 and i am shur it will take a while to install.

I am just happy I finaly have the funds to make my Z the car I want it to be.

If any one has any thoughts on this I would aprecate.

[benny240]

I read you are re wiring your '73.

I want use a hot rod kit and start over.

Do you have any advice???

[beandip]

Benny , you are correct , this is exactly what I did. I had removed all of the wireing and interior as well as the engine and tranny and front fenders. That being said . I got a complete wireing loom from escanlon's parts car which is a '72 . There are many differences between the two years . Mostly it's the connecters . Nissan changed many of the connecters where they ''marry'' the sections together. So if you are thinking of using another loom , use all of it the whole enchalata . Other wise it will be a nightmare . The '73 has a intermittent windshield wypers the 72 does not . The connecters for the 73 dont match the 72 at the combination switch and the colors of the wires differ . I am still working on this part so I can keep the 73 set up. As for emissons stuff , I am not running any . I recommend the use of the wire loom from another Z if you can find one that is unmolested. They are easy to remove if you can find a donor. This way everything just plugs together and works. I did do the wireing up grade for the head lights and am installing a disableing set up for security. Gary