Wiring harness: Need a visual

[BoldUlysses]

So the interior guy already laid down the undercoating, vinyl and carpeting.  I'm having to peel it back to reinstall things like seatbelts as part of the restoration.

Next up:  Routing the body harness from the connections on the right side of the dash to the notch in the dogleg panel.  The harness has already been run, but it's not tucked away.  I assume it goes under the carpeting and vinyl along the passenger sill, but I'd like to get an exact visual so I only have to peel and reapply things once.

Does anyone have a mid-restoration picture of the passenger sill area showing the harness tucked where it's supposed to live?  Thanks.

[BoldUlysses]

Found one:

(courtesy https://www.nicoclub.com/archives/datsun-240z-restoration-and-modification-12.html)

Looks like I'm going to have to dig up the flooring and find the metal fingers.  Joy...

[Patcon]

Thats what I was remembering but wasn't sure

[CanTechZ]

Here are some pictures before I removed the wiring harnesses from my 7/70. 

[BoldUlysses]

^Thanks!  Those are REALLY helpful.

So here's what I was dealing with:

So either 1) the '72s didn't have tabs for the harness (unlikely), or 2) the body or interior guys removed them at some point:

Nothing underneath the vinyl.

I'm thinking someone removed them, since there ARE tabs on the driver side for the antenna and speaker wires.

I tucked the body harness into the corner underneath the sound deadening as best I could, and hitched it up along the corner of the firewall.

Came out OK.  The vinyl looks a little lumpy, but hopefully it will settle down with time.

 

[BoldUlysses]

OK next question:  Can anyone tell me where the center screw hole for the inner sill plate is in relation to the center screw hole for the outer sill plate?

Obviously the upholstery guy covered those holes without marking the vinyl, and I'd prefer not to either 1) pull up the glued-down vinyl and check or 2) make random cuts in the vinyl and root around in there with the screw head.

If I can get the center screws aligned, the ones at either end should be fairly easy to locate.

[CanTechZ]

Hopefully these pics might help.

[BoldUlysses]

^Those were a HUGE help!  Thank you!

I actually got smart for once and broke out the trim kit:

and used the pick to find the holes:

The center ones ended up being offset just a bit:

But everything went fine once the center screws were on, as expected:

Still probably need to replace those screws with a black version; they stick out like a sore thumb...

[emccallum]

Looking good, I cant wait to get to assembly.  For painted fasteners, I go back with a disposable micro brush (amazon) and dot the bolts with some paint. I just finished restoring a 1930 model A pick up and almost every screw was painted body color and scratched during assembly. Not to mention that every screw was a flathead! It was like assembling Christmas toys over and over. 

[BoldUlysses]

^Thanks!  It's amazing how much longer assembly takes than disassembly...  But it's beyond satisfying to see everything come back into focus.

Re:painting the screw heads, I'm concerned the next time I have to remove them, the screwdriver will scratch off the paint in the recess.  I have some POR-15 sitting around that would be harder-wearing, but it's so thick it would probably fill in the screw heads.  I'll see what I can find.  It's not super high on my priority list, but more like a nice-to-have.  Maybe I'll test the POR-15 on a spare screw and see what happens.