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Expert: - 2/27/2009


Question
I OWN A 1969 MACH 1, AND SINCE THE CAR IS SO LOD I WAS THINKING ABOUT REWIRING THE WHOLE CAR FROM THE HEADLIGHT TO THE TAILIGHTS. I'VE LOOKED ON E-BAY AND FOUND A COUPLE OF WIRING HARNESS THAT WOULD WORK BUT THEY COME IN DIFFRENT CIRCUITS AS IN 12,18 OR 21 CIRCUIT, WHICH ONE SHOULD I GO FOR OR WHICH ONE DOES MY CAR TAKE?

Answer
Get a copy of Hemmings Motor News the old car hobby bible for classified ads for old car parts. There will be several makers of the correct wiring harnesses for your car, custom fit. The ones on E Bay are universal jobs that have built in headaches.
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Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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