Just wondering if anyone has ever attempted to hide any of the wiring in there engine bay? I know you cant really ever hide all of it, but you could hide a great deal of it.

For Example, my engine bay is stripped right now. I just had it painted and I am starting to put stuff back together. I plan on routing the wiring for the headlights(runs along driverside frame rail) through the frame starting where the frame meets the firewall. I'm looking for ideas on hiding the wiper motor wires, ac wiring(deleted with heater box), and anything else that you can make invisible.

I have also cut my fuel lines back so they dont come so far out on the frame rail. Using a miniram and didnt want to have the wrap aroung fuel lines that you see on most miniram set ups. This way it goes straight to the back of the intake.

Let me hear some ideas............jt

 

Cut your factory lines off near the bellhousing. Double flare the stock lines and use flare nut to convert to AN. Use steel braided line to come up behind engine to meet up with your rails. Removing the compressor clutch plug and high pressure a/c line switch plug will not impede the function of your a/c delete heater box. You will still need to draw power for your high speed a/c relay via the factory power supply which comes from your starter. Also, you will need to retain the HVAC signal wires that come out of the firewall on the passenger side of the bellhousing. On the firewall at the driver side of the bellhousing is your cruise control wiring. Relocate your relays, curise control, firebird headlight door module (if applicable), and vacuum reservior to the driver side front under the battery tray. Route headlight, relays, washer pump, airbag, cruise control and cruise control vacuum lines through the driver side fender. Do this by drilling a hole (and installing a grommet) toward the fender near the main firewall bulkhead. Use caution or remove the fender and outer wheel well plastic. All wires running to the coolant fans can be run along the tranny coolant lines. All wiring to the ECM can be run underneith the heater box. As an alternative, a hole can be drilled in the bellhousing/firewall area and the wiring can run that route. In this case, grab a junk harness and cut all the wires off of the ecm area bulkhead. Use this to properly seal off the factory passage.

 

Thanks for the reply. I modified the fuel lines prior to the engine bay being painted, so its all taken care of.

Also I dont have any of the following:
All ac was deleted( i did cut off the pressure switch plug)
Trans lines(mines a 5 speed)
No cruise control
No windshild washer hoses, wires, resivoir, etc
All emissions equipment was removed.
Camaro so headlight stuff doesnt apply, (although i would like to hide the wiring as much as possible)

I did route the HVAC wiring, around the bottom of the ac delete box and plan on routing the main engine wiring under it as well.

I have a question about the vaccum resivior though, it has to be used with the HVAC system right? Its stock location is under the charcoal canister (which was deleted) on the driverside. If I move it to the passenger side what all has to be hooked up to it? Just the vacuum line from the HVAC harness?

 

I hid mine by rewiring everything under the hood. The majority of the ECM wiring is run through the trans tunnel and up through the center of the TPI (between the plenum and base). The relays were moved to the pass side front corner (mounted in a similar fashion to the horns. I even moved the headlight module inside the car. The bulkhead harness is just run under the steering shaft. I thought about the frame rail idea but, it seemed like more work than it was worth.
Just like everything else on the car though.. this part isn't done either...