I finally found some time to go through my
spare wiring harnesses, in search for a suitable main harness for my ’76 car. Right
from the start the plan has been to change the car’s wiring to the later loom,
as it is much more reliable. And using the body harness (RKC 3630) recently
retrieved from a spare 1980 DHC shell, the choice was pretty easy. I have
currently have four spare main harnesses. Two from 1981 Solihull built US spec
PI cars, one from a 1981 Solihull Continental FHC, and the original loom from
the ’76 car of course. The last one wasn’t an option. As was one of the PI
looms, which is part of a complete functioning PI system. And I want to keep that
system together.
That left me with two main harnesses from Solihull
cars. One harness from a PI car (PKC 1507) and one from a Continental spec car
(PKC 1946). And although the latter was in slightly worse condition, that is
the harness of choice.
This harness originates from the car pictured
above, which was broken for spares several years ago. This harness has a few
bodge adaptations. But it will be far easier to rectify these compared to sorting
the different connectors on the PI loom. Time to get the camera out and capture
all the connectors and bodge repair damage.
A few of the good and the bad
points of the main harness:
The body harness (RKC 3630):
And the facia harness ((PKC 1946):
Wiring harnesses not yet pictured are the
engine harness (TKC 2894 or RKC 5511), the gear box harness (UKC 9200), and the
door harnesses (TKC 3831). But the box in which these were stored has been located
in the shed! As soon as these are selected I can start with cleaning and
repairing the various wires and connectors. But first I’ll prepare an inventory
of all connectors, wires and grommets needed to rectify and adapt the various harnesses
for the slightly different ’76 body shell.
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