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I'll have parts in by wed or thursday for those of you who are waiting for a good time to order your harness'(s) Don't forget that I am also offering the foglight attachment for an extra $25. It's integrated into the headlight harness so you only see an additional relay and two wires for the foglights and 1 little input wire that goes to stock fog light wire near the healight plug. Use the links below to email me or find more info, Dave.

Here's one for ya... motorsport auto Just click the "online Z store" button in the upper left area

I feel for ya, Look at my hood in my galley. I almost cried on that one, I can only imagine the pain you're feeling.

Sure I do, Well maybe, I think.:nervous: Actually I showed the wife the fusebox in question, She liked the idea of adding the custom pigtail and drilling a hole in the upper center for mounting to the OEM hole. I like that defrost idea Arne. Dave.

Kinda boggy under full throttle but fired up great, idled great and damn hard to tune. You want to but the intake manifold? It comes with the extra goodies to make the linkage work. Any takers? Dave. P.S. Aren't we a little off subject? Does everybody have a harness yet?

They've never been cleaned or rebuilt (in 35 years). Choke cable is for from being the problem, But thanks for the advice. Dave

I *LIKE* that idea!! Wipe off the writing with some acetone then have some new labels made up. Then clear coat over the labels to keep them that way. The extra fuse on the bottom could be for fog/driving lights. You got me thinking again, Damnit. Dave.

Ya, I almost fell asleep writing that, last night. And to add to todays "gotta do" list, My S.U.'s have gone to the crapper and need to be swapped today. It won't idle for sh1t and it's a b_tch to start in the mornings, or any time that it's not warm. Luckily I still have that triple S.U. set up form late last year. Guess it's tear apart time, Dave.

It's too darn early in the morning for me to start thinking of the next BIG IDEA. But I'm sure I'll dream about it, Thanks alot. and I don't mean that in a good way:stupid: Dave.

Thank you very much!! As I said in a post a while ago, but it most likely got burried somewhere " I don't Have a bank account of my own at the moment, U.S. Bank screwed me six ways from Sunday and put the arse cream a little too far out of reach" I will however work on something easier, But I have also mentioned that almost every 7-11 and most conveniant stores in almost every town in the U.S. has money orders for about 0.79 cents each. I'll work on that, thanks for pointing it out. I have actually looked for those boots with no luck thus far. However, With as much Di-electric grease as I put in each plug, I don't really think moisture will be the issue. I have found that those boots are not only useless (in keeping moisture out) but make great homes for bugs to live in. I totally agree, with the exception that no one has ever mentioned it being a problem. Also, I have mentioned many times that an E-mail address or Screen name inside the order would be much appreciated. Yet I've only gotten 3 screen names and 2 E-mails so far (in a year and a half of making these harness's) I'm usually to busy to compare and find e-mails and match them to orders out of the mailbox. Once again, I totaly agree! I'll keep these in mind as well. But I'm gonna pass on the whole e-bay thing for quite a while. It runs along side the whole Pay-pal issue and I'm not at a stage where I can make an e-bay store or take a loss on too low of a bid. I realize that a buy-it-now button is there for the taking but because of my situation which I'll explain on the next paragraph, my schedule does'nt allow it. My situation is this....I have 5 kids and a beautiful wife who has severe Epilepsy. It's on both sides of her brain and inoperable till new technology comes around. Even if they had an operation ready right now, we won't do it till the kids are mature enough and have moved out and are able to handle their mother not making it thru the surgery (worst case scenario) I wake up at 6:30 and help her get the kids off to school after feeding and practically dressing them. I check my e-mails then start calling in orders and making harness's. But I also have to schedule around multiple Dr's apointments and school functions. My mother has M.S., My brother has a new baby and a girlfriend with a drug problem. I make multiple runs to her bank and help my best friend with his espresso stand on top of working on cars as another source of income. Needless to say, My days are pretty damn full and I barely have enough time to write this and get to bed so I can get up in the morning and do it all over again. Constructive critisism is the backbone of every small business and is deffinately welcome here. Without it, my harness's would'nt be what they are today. Thanks again, Dave.

Thanks Mike. The VB Harness, In my opinion, is a P.I.T.A. (Pain In The A$$) Dave

I got 5 of those hubcaps, Been thinking bout selling them. Not sure how much though. Whats a good price to buy and sell for?

I'm guessing that it a remote style splitter (chunk of brass with 1 big input and four outputs that sits somewhere other than the battery)? If that's the case, 8 gauge should be adiquit but I also agree with Dhoneycutt. 4 gauge would be better if that distribution block allows an input of that size. Think of wiring as plumbing. The more flow you need, the bigger the pipe. If you run small pipe, and try to get it to feed too many things, the line could burst or fail. Now if your talking about wiring- that would mean that the wire would over heat from too much current flow (just like water) and go into meltdown. which means fire. So to answer your question simply, yes it will work but why take a chance, go with something a little bigger (4-gauge). That Pioneer will not draw that much power and there is technichly no possible way for it to TRULY make the 200 watts that it says it makes. Even with a lightning strike!! I've worked with stereos for over 20 years now, so trust me on that one. If it could, there would be a lot bigger wire one the stereo and it would be fused with at least a 20Amp fuse. When I worked at Car-Toys in Everett WA, we hooked that yellow wire up to the stock wiring all the time and never had a problem. Heres some more info for all of you in need of the know...... On almost every stereo made nowadays, the wires are this... Yellow=battery power(+) Red=Ignition or switched power (+) Black=any good chassis ground (-) Blue=amp turn on lead(+) Blue/white=power antenna lead (+) orange=Illumination (radio dimmer) White= left front speaker (+) white/black=left front speaker(-) Grey=right frontspeaker (+) Grey/black=right front speaker (-) Green=left rear speaker (+) Green/black= left rear speaker (-) Purple= right rear speaker (+) Purple/black=right rear speaker (-) Hope that helps, Dave.

If that 2-3% is any where near $0.79 cents, you can get a money order at 7-11 for that much. JM2C

With all this talk of alternator swaps, it sounds like a good time to remind people of the Headlight and Parking light upgrade harness's. Read the post above this one and the links to the forums is also above this one and on the bottom of this post. Summer times coming but the nights are still dark. And remember that some idiot is least likely to hit your beautiful Zcar if he can actually see all your lights. Make 'em all brighter with both of my harness. just a reminder.:classic: Dave.

Thanks again David. I'll take good advertisement any where I can get it. Dave.

Most people upgrade their alternators because of a few facts, like... 1) Higher powered headlights (H-4's) require more amperage than standard headlights 2) adding fog lights usually require more amperage from the alternator 3) if you have or are planning on running any kind of stereo equipment or amplifiers. they need more amps than the Oem alternator can supply. These are only a few examples of why the upgrade may be neccesary. And remember that the stock 240Z was designed for your basic 240Z's electrical system and adding anything other than what they planned for will most likely require a bigger alternator. I have a 200 watt amp that makes my stock alternator scream when I turn up the strereo. So I myself will be doing the alternator upgrade in the near future. Hope that helps, Dave.

Believe it or not, there was a time in my life that all I would do is think about touching a wire and then stumble out of the car-black crap all over my face and the only words that I could choke out were "me touch wire, tangs went POOF" Thats when I decided to learn a little more before jumping in face first. I guess it paid off, in more ways than one. Dave.

Damn Arne, Great idea!!! Kinda Makes me wish that I had thought of it..:cheeky: Looks very clean and also looks like I could even hide it between the engine harness and the frame rail without any one seeing it. NICE...... Dave.

You also have to realize that Datsun obviously did not foresee the future problems that the 240Z has now-a-days. They would most likely not have run the high wattage driving/fog lights that we now have. Arne is correct in saying that you'll defeat the purpose of the upgrade harness. I'm going to assume that nissan wired it so the headlight switch would supply power to the foglight switch, then out to the fog light wires. You'll still be using old wires. (even if they've never been used before) I do however, offer a fog light setup with the headlight upgrade harness I connect an extra relay and socket to the headlight relay sockets and run the wires to the front of the radiator area (by the horns) the wires are hidden in the same split loom as the headlight harness. the extra relay is powered by the same (if not bigger) power wire that powers the headlight relays (so there are no extra wires to run or hide) The only thing you have to do is install the headlight harness like you normaly would and run 1 wire from the relay to the inside of the car *OR* I can make one of the (red) Stock foglight wires into an input wire. Then all you have to do is connect the red wire in front of the radiator into the harness and find that same wire inside the car. Then run a small ground wire to a "micro switch" on the center console and run the fog light wire to the other side of that switch. The reason I say "a ground wire" is because I activate the relays with a ground rather than a positive. one lest hot lead running thru the car. It may sound complicated but if I build one for you, and write some simple instructions, you'll agree that it's a breeze. The headlight upgrade harness with foglight fog light relay is only $150 and I'll even throw in the micro switch. just let me know what style you want. Once again, I've saved your helpless fusebox from utter disaster. And your stock harness's from a possible fire. You can thank me by ordering one of these great harness's :cheeky: Let me know what you guys think, Dave.

Carl Beck was very kind in introducing the headlight harness on his site. There are a few sites that I keep wanting to put the advertisement on but keep forgeting, I guess nows as good a time as any.

Things have slowed down a bit, so if your thinking about ordering either harness's from me, I've got time on my hands. By the way, I DO combine shipping on multiple orders now. If you know of a 240Z in need of a harness, or thinking of a gift for your friends in a Z-car club, brighter lights may be just what they're looking for. Dave.

Things have slowed down a bit, so if your thinking about ordering either harness's from me, I've got time on my hands. By the way, I DO combine shipping on multiple orders now. If you know of a 240Z in need of a harness, or thinking of a gift for your friends in a Z-car club, brighter lights may be just what they're looking for. Dave.

I kicked butt all day and finished 'em all. All 3 will be delivered tomorrow (2/23/06) They'll go out Priority Mail thru USPS and should only take 2-3 days. Some of you should have your package before the week-end is up. Brad, I checked with the Post office and they said 4 to 7 days to your location. don't worry, $15 value on the box. I got ya covered. I hate taxes as much as the next guy. Thanks guys, tell your friends and let us know when ya get 'em and put them in. I love to hear the results. I'm trying to make a small surplus of harness's, so if you're thinking of buying one of the 2 ( or both) harness's that I make, Now's the time. Thanks again guys, Dave.

I kicked butt all day and finished 'em all. All 3 will be delivered tomorrow (2/23/06) They'll go out Priority Mail thru USPS and should only take 2-3 days. Some of you should have your package before the week-end is up. Brad, I checked with the Post office and they said 4 to 7 days to your location. don't worry, $15 value on the box. I got ya covered. I hate taxes as much as the next guy. Thanks guys, tell your friends and let us know when ya get 'em and put them in. I love to hear the results. I'm trying to make a small surplus of harness's, so if you're thinking of buying one of the 2 ( or both) harness's that I make, Now's the time. Thanks again guys, Dave.