what do you use to wrap the wires together as you're making it..

the factory uses somthing LIKE electrical tape, but it doesnt stick to the wires bad, or make a mess.....

i was considering some of that "sticks only to itself" tape like this but i doubt thats the correct stuff to use.



i dont want to use zip ties because as i work, i may add or remove wires...




basicly im removing all of the TBI and extra wires, in preperation to hook up my LS1.
im also using "GM standard color coded" wire to use factory relays to turn on my headlights.. nice and bright.

 

eastwood has exactly what your looking for heres a link to it

http://www.eastwood.com/shopping/pro...&keyword=25000

its the black wireing wrap tape

take a look

 

thanks!

i wonder if i can get that locally or not..... *shrug*

 

I dont know .....

last car we swapped engines in we just reused the factory wire looms and taped the ends of them so they would stay put and connect to the next

believe it or not it looks factory

 

eh, what im doing is modifying a stock TBI harness, using its connections, in conjunction with some latermodel GM connectors to make the LS1 harness plug straight into the 3rdgen with no cutting or modifying of the LS1 harness.


this means the stuff that stays, like interior power, gauge inputs, and such remains, while stuff like motor sensors, fuel injector wiring, ect, goes....

then i just take the plugs that used to go to the old ECM, and replace them with what needs to goto the new PCM...

all in all, a good bit of work. but in the end, i have a factory 4thgen LS1 harness, unmolested.

 

Check Menards! My Dad said he got that exact same stuff (not electrical tape) at Menards.

 

You want that wire harness to look super trick and be one of a kind?
Try using this stuff, it is fantastic. http://order.waytekwire.com/IMAGES/M37/catalog/217_106

 

thanks for the link..... but im going for the "is that stock?" look...

plus, while the OEMs do use that kind of stuff, its impossible to use if you have to put wires in and out of the harness.. once the connectors are on, you cant slip that stuff over them.

im just going to be using the regular split tubing stuff....

 

OK.
But you can slip that covering over connectors, it expands like a chinese finger puzzle.

 

Get yourself a huge container of zip ties, build the harness and hold it together with them, once its done, wrap the tape in spots where you want it taped, the zip ties will hold the wire tight as possible already, and when you want to add / remove stuff they're cheap to toss so you just clip it off and keep going.

 

Thanks for that link Morley

 

By the way, that Edelbrock stuff looks like regular old self-vulcanizing tape. You should be able to find it at a local industrial supplier for less than half that price. (Wouldn't surprise me if the roll was twice as long, either.)

 

It is. Same tape we called F-4 tape in the AF.

 

thats where i get it from... but i didnt want to bring that up here.

the AF also has nice screw terminal quality switches and other nice parts.