The wiring now runs down the sides of the engine compartment. We use adell clamps to hold the wiring in place. We rivet the adell clamps in place.
Here we have just run the right side wiring down the edge of the engine compartment.
Here is the middle of the engine compartment.
Here is the front of the engine compartment.
Then we passed the wiring over the aluminum panel at the front edge of the engine compartment. Notice we put a piece of plastic over the sharp edge of the aluminum panel to prevent chaffing of the wiring over time as you DRIVE your car with a BIG smile. Chaffing = electrical shorts = you are caught with your shorts down by electrical gremlins = your friends laughing at you again. So to keep yourself smiling (and driving), we recommend protecting your wiring harness at every corner.
Now you can hook up your voltage regulator! Unless you have right-angled fingers, it is MUCH easier to connect the voltage regulator BEFORE you bolt it down.
I took a little white paint and tried to bring out the letters on the regulator. They read (bottom up)
I= white wire (from ignition)
A= big red wire (from alternator)
S = grey wire (goes to stator on alternator)
F = green wire with brown stripe (goes to field on alternator) I always remember this because "Fields are Green."
Now you can bolt down your voltage regulator.
This is how we rivet the wiring harness in place just as it leaves the firewall. You are looking up from the bottom of the car through the engine compartment.
