[Wire melted!! Pics.. help!]

1 minute ago, Whitley_280z_2+2 said:

Yikes! I’m curious to see if you can figure out what caused that. Is the wiring all original? The fuses are not bypassed right? I’ve found the colored wiring diagrams you can find online are really helpful for working with Z car wiring and identifying specific circuits. 

I have 2 black fusible links I was told one of them should be green I’m wondering if it was the wrong gauge wire? Or maybe 2 wires touched from the ignition switch since I just installed a new one. Who knows.. 

[Wire melted!! Pics.. help!]

I bought a 74 260z and I finally got it running. I take it around the block and poof the dash starts smoking and a melted wire falls on my leg from under the Steering column, car turns off. Here are some pics I noticed a wire from behind the ignition switch that I recently replaced was burnt out as well. Any ideas on where to start?? Thanks.

[New guy with a 260z]

Hey guys I just bought a 7/74 260z. excited to be here and to get this thing running.