spitsnaugle

Not on the coast at all, but here in Dayton Ohio, we have Wright Patterson Air Force Base, a lot of engineering jobs are there. Theres also some cool perks there as they have a 10+ bay shop shop for WPAFB employees, any tool you'd imagine, full paint booth, plasma cutter, etc, they have it. Also, other priorities: there are 3 dragstrips within an hour or so (kilkare, tri-state, edgewater), multiple autoX groups, Mid-Ohio road-course and Kilkare speedway.

Dont think mine is of the same caliber to be posted with most here, but heres a few from the last time I had it at the track. <-- sliding around a bit

On different, but similar note, I'd like to see photos of FS items required. I'm a moderator of calibersrt4.net and we require photos with a piece of paper showing the users screen name and date, not saying that this forum needs to go that strick about requiring the name and all, as its made it a bit more work to moderate, but it has kept our FS section pretty solid. (we had a few members using others photos which created some issues)

^caravan? its a station-wagon. even worse. I passed this on i75 between dayton and cincinnati one day a month or two ago, made me cringe a bit.

Quite sure Dave: (username: HLS30-08077) does these.

Karmotion did i think? Bartman has one:

...pics like the thread requests?

Miles circled it in red above. Heres a couple reference pictures I took when taking apart my harness

Sounds like your going through nearly the exact same thing as me. My ground wire was fried from the start of the harness to the gauges, I replaced it and it wouldnt start, then I realized I didnt have the accessory relay attached to the body (it grounds itself?) when I went to restart it, it did nothing. I attached it and cleaned the ground between firewall and the battery. and it started right up.

It appears the yellow/red wires are power to the gauges, solid yellow and yellow/white seems to be from the sending units. Green for the most part runs indicators and hazard switch, but solid green is at the fuse box and at the tach, it also appears to run to the hazard switch, Here is the wiring diagram I've been using, I've been coloring it bit by bit trying to make it a bit easier to follow. I wish I had it in better quality. (should note WR white/red striped color is switched because white on white is hard to see)

Care to PM me a price shipped to 45458?

update: Installed ammeter and replaced negative terminal, re-ran the wire that grounds battery to the firewall. ...and it started right up. Headlights and turn signals aren't working yet, parking lights and tail lights are working though. Its getting there... slowly.

If you would please let me know.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll put the ammeter in next time I try. I also realized I wasnt grounding the accessory relay, it was laying on the bare floor, but I doubt it was well grounded. I accidentally laid the red/white wires on the bare metal floor for a brief second, it didnt spark/short or anything, has me thinking that the battery isnt grounded well to the body. IDK.

Makes sense. the previous owner had ran a single white wire from the horn to the under side of the dash, it never connected to anything though. :/ I've been studying a couple wiring diagrams that are titled "early 240z" its got me what I thought was a decent understanding. (I am starting to see I'm a bit far from having that understanding actually)

My dash is out and I'm trying to get the car started to get it from my friends place to my home. No gauges or anything are installed, just the harness and relays. I'll try to be as thorough as possible in explaining the situation: Issue: Car has 13v power at fuse box and at key, if I turn key to on, or turn lights on, power drops to .2v ...Lights do not work, no starter clicking, no flashers or anything. It all used to work though. Backstory: It has a MSA fusebox installed by P/O. Unsure if installation is correct. two white/red wires are coming in and connecting to right side screw post. Two single (white and blue?) wires are connected from one side to the other on the fuse box. It had a old cheap alarm installed. I removed this alarm, and re-connected the black/yellow wire that was spliced for it. Its main ground wire had melted. I replaced the entire wire from end to end, following its connections. The ignition/key has two black single wires coming off of it, are these for ground? I am unsure. I am unsure if this is OEM or not, but these Yellow, Yellow/Red, Red/Blue, and Green, wires seem to run together, is this correct? I believe the yellow wires have something to do with the gauges? Also, I have a few unknown issues that may be related or not: I have this copper&plastic piece coming from the turn signal switch: Thanks for your time. If all else fails I'll be posting a Wanted thread for a 71 dash harness soon :/

could you post a pic or so? I've just received a gauge from a member but it doesnt match mine, which looks like the one below:

keep me posted, I have my dash out right now, hoping to get it back in within two weeks so I got a bit of time.

Looking to buy a amp/fuel or an oil/temp gauge for its front cover because my 71 240z has a nasty scratch in the front glass(plastic). The gauge can either be functioning or non-functional, I just want the glass/plastic in good shape. provide pics if possible please? Thanks! -Joel Spitsnaugle

I'll see if I can cook a design up over my lunch break today.

Also looking for a 71 dash wiring diagram. ...Previous owner really f'd my wiring up. I have a couple diagrams labeled "early 240z" but I'm not sure how accurate it is to my 71. I've been told this should be fairly accurate (from the classicz site)

I'm just going out on a limb here, but have you checked your fuses?

Could you take some photos? Roughly how much was it? I dont see much of anything on his site.

I too, am wondering about these carpet kits as I have a stripped interior right now (redoing undercoating and paint). //subscribed//

Off topic but, I see your from SW ohio, anywhere in particular? I'm from the Dayton (centerville) area and have been looking for some locals to meet up with this summer.