thinking of building my own cosworth engine wiring loom
06-10-2008, 08:10 PM
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thinking of building my own cosworth engine wiring loom
has any1 got any hints or tips for me?
dont say dont do it
im fairly competant and confident about doing it and i will be doing it in my mates workshop, (he fits alarms and audio so will be very helpful.)
any1 else tried doing it?
ive got 1/2 the bits already and a spare ecu plug so wont touch the std 1 fitted to the car.
i fancy having a go myself as being in a "kit" car i cant go and buy 1 that will fit straight on.
and i like doing my own stuff to my car
i rewired the whole car when i 1st built it, new dash, lights, fuse board and clifford alarm so ive done a little bit of electrics before.
but is there anything i need to know before i start?
cheers
dont say dont do it
im fairly competant and confident about doing it and i will be doing it in my mates workshop, (he fits alarms and audio so will be very helpful.)
any1 else tried doing it?
ive got 1/2 the bits already and a spare ecu plug so wont touch the std 1 fitted to the car.
i fancy having a go myself as being in a "kit" car i cant go and buy 1 that will fit straight on.
and i like doing my own stuff to my car
i rewired the whole car when i 1st built it, new dash, lights, fuse board and clifford alarm so ive done a little bit of electrics before.
but is there anything i need to know before i start?
cheers
06-10-2008, 08:16 PM
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ive got nmeasurements of the standard loom if you want stu but if its for a cossie lumped another car then mount the ecu with the hair brush conected lead the loom to where ever like coil/injectors ect MAKE SURE its the best place to put it then label and cut it ready to terminate it 
06-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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yeah jay its for the 5, the ecu is inside the car under the passenger seat and i know what i want to do with the wiring in my head.
shoulnt be too hard.
if you could pm me the measurements it can only help.
cheers
shoulnt be too hard.
if you could pm me the measurements it can only help.
cheers
06-10-2008, 09:06 PM
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also been thinking about doing the same any info on this would be much appriceated.
also best place to buy fittings?? any ideas or just a case of searching around.
cheers
Tony
also best place to buy fittings?? any ideas or just a case of searching around.
cheers
Tony
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06-10-2008, 09:13 PM
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ive got mine from
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
06-10-2008, 09:14 PM
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ive got mine from
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
tony
06-10-2008, 09:17 PM
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ive got mine from
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php
they do all the plugs, pins and the cable with the tracing colours.
ive got a copy of the level 8 wiring diagram if you want m8,
as im building 1 i might as well allow for the future, incase i wanna go dizzyless, wasted spark, als .......
has any1 got a wiring diagram to show these to?
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Yea don't want to abuse but I would be interested in this too 
Maybe it would be a great idea to upload this to megaupload or something so it can help the community ? 
Oh and stu, keep us updated with your work !
Maybe it would be a great idea to upload this to megaupload or something so it can help the community ? Oh and stu, keep us updated with your work !
30-12-2011, 12:39 PM
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I will upload all the wiring diagrams ive got and if i kept it i made a note of all the colours ford used in the loom and used all the same colours in mine. So it would make any fault finding later on much easier.
I cant help with cable lengths as mines not in a cossie.
When i pluged it in the car instantly ran better.
Would have cost a fortune having it made.
Well worth fitting new sensors at the same time.
I cant help with cable lengths as mines not in a cossie.
When i pluged it in the car instantly ran better.
Would have cost a fortune having it made.
Well worth fitting new sensors at the same time.
30-12-2011, 06:58 PM
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Pm Dingy he can help you
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30-12-2011, 07:08 PM
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when i done the loom for my ZT 3dr i bought one of ryans looms and cut and shut it suit, wasnt too hard really.
if i was doing it again tho i would use longer wires and try and run them throught the chassis rails etc where possible to keep as much wiring as possible hidden away to give a cleaner engine bay look.
but if you have the tools to do it, its really not that hard. obv overbraid looks better than tape, and use the propper rubber boots on the connectors etc to look good, also ident markers etc.
if i was doing it again tho i would use longer wires and try and run them throught the chassis rails etc where possible to keep as much wiring as possible hidden away to give a cleaner engine bay look.
but if you have the tools to do it, its really not that hard. obv overbraid looks better than tape, and use the propper rubber boots on the connectors etc to look good, also ident markers etc.
30-12-2011, 08:07 PM
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yes please do as i have recieved a load of pm's for the line drawing and very sorry lads i lost it on my old laptop
but builds looms ect and from what ive seen there good Stay away from Ryans if you can help it the build quality isnt even B&Q plus the last 12 months with a few of my mates hes made more false promises than simon johnson(secs) can make in a life time 
but builds looms ect and from what ive seen there good Stay away from Ryans if you can help it the build quality isnt even B&Q plus the last 12 months with a few of my mates hes made more false promises than simon johnson(secs) can make in a life time
30-12-2011, 08:34 PM
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yes please do as i have recieved a load of pm's for the line drawing and very sorry lads i lost it on my old laptop but builds looms ect and from what ive seen there good Stay away from Ryans if you can help it the build quality isnt even B&Q plus the last 12 months with a few of my mates hes made more false promises than simon johnson(secs) can make in a life time
but builds looms ect and from what ive seen there good Stay away from Ryans if you can help it the build quality isnt even B&Q plus the last 12 months with a few of my mates hes made more false promises than simon johnson(secs) can make in a life time was told it was one of his early ones... the fucker still fell apart lol
so i wasnt too fussed about chopping it up lol.
if i were to do it again, id deffo DIY from scratch
30-12-2011, 10:42 PM
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Does anyone have a detailed list of the connectors and any loom specific parts for the yb ?
Got an unterminated loom with my Omex and would like to order the connectors ect
Just not sure there specific names and how many of each ?
Much appreciated
Got an unterminated loom with my Omex and would like to order the connectors ect
Just not sure there specific names and how many of each ?
Much appreciated
30-12-2011, 11:10 PM
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