Classic/Antique Car Repair/1938 Buick Wiring

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Expert: - 7/11/2011


Question
My main & light wiring looks like it could use a new wiring harness.How much trouble is it to change out with the car in road driving condition now without removing dash or body off the frame?Thanks Bud

Answer
I get a number of wiring jobs here in my shop. I have just finished a 49 Chevrolet. If I were to install one of the aftermarket wiring harnesses in your car like the one sold by Rhode Island Wiring, I would quote 20 hours of labor. For the most part the work can be done without removing a lot of the car. I usually pull the front seat out so that I can lay down on the floor when working up under the dash. It is a labor intensive project. Good luck.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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