Use a power bank to centralize your ground/power. Makes thing look cleaner and you know where to go Everytime!

 

Has anyone ever considered the intqke temperature sensor? It is in the AFM, but with my turbo, the intake pipe (and assuming the air inside it) gets hot. If I were to relocate the sensor to the inlet of the throttle body it would reflect intake air temperatures much closer to actual temps.

 

Well, as some things go, this project of cleaning up the wiring has gotten a lot bigger. I have pulled so many directionless wires that the stock harness had for things like rear window defogger, a/c, and cruise control that my truck doesn't and won't have.








I have decided to finally make a custom dash. While the engine harness is a mess of vermicelli, I figured it was the perfect time to convert the sensors for new gauges. I have ordered new sending units to accompany a full set of Intellitronix gauges.
I have some ideas of how I want to arrange the gauges, but will wait until I have them in hand to finalize any ideas. For the most part I will have speed, temp, oil pressure, fuel gauge, and boost on the dash, with a custom LED bar graph tach that I have plans to wire up. On the pillar I have slots for 3 gauges, so I will have air/fuel, volts, and possibly EGT.

In addition to the gauges that I ordered from Intellitronix, I also ordered a variable speed fan controller. This controller doean't have one of those 'push through the radiator fins' sensors, it has an actual sender. For that sender, I have ordered a 22r thermoatat housing that has the sender bung on it.

 

Niiiice. Planing correctly pays off. Swapping your whole dash was a good call since it'll compliment the pillar pods and the back side will be cleaner too. Did you add a air temp sensors?
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Well, the thermostat housing won't work, the sensor bung hits the TPS. I know I have seen ones where the sensor comes out the top, not the side, but can't seem to find any at the moment.

This is the design for now of the gauge cluster:

 

For the new sending units for the gauges I had to use some adapters. Using a tee fitting for the water, I was able to get the gauge sender amd the fan controller sender installed.


The oil pressure sending unit fit nicely as well.


Now I have all of the wiring for the passenger's side routed. I have the harness under the intake manifold, then travel along the firewall behind the charcoal canister. Keeps it hidden nicely, and will look better after it is wrapped.

 

The tee was a good idea. Should read well. Engine bay looks better, almost makes you want to revisit the green catch can for something metallic or different place. What are you wrapping the wires with?

 

yeah, the green bottle was for windshield washer fluid. I'd like something else, but after years of looking for something, I may just have to fabricate one.

Wires will get protected in major areas with split loom, then wrapped with Tesa cloth harness tape. I haven't used it yet, but it feels really nice. It is a cloth based tape, but isn't fuzzy, and doesn't tear like other 'harness' tapes I've used.

 

Tesa tape is a great idea! I used it once to fix a customers car, nd he ended up wanting me to do the rest of the harness as possible.. cheap too!