C2 Corvette Wiring - Vintage Connections

All of the gauges and switches were installed in the dash panel, and a small harness was fabricated and routed to the quick disconnect.

Here is the finished dash panel with disconnect. It is ready to set and plug in. Note the grounding strip on each lower side of the panel. These terminal strips provided all the grounds needed for the gauges and indicator lights.

Speaking of grounding strips, this one is on the dash mounting cross bar. The cross bar is tied directly to the chassis when the body is mounted.

The finished dash. There will be small panels added later to enclose the swing-out tray for the fuse block.

Little things like plugging in the turn and hazard flashers, tying up some wires with plastic ties, and general cleaning up and the dash area will be finished. Note the mounted fuse block in the background with the two 15-amp relays pre-installed. One is for the horn, and the other auxiliary relay will be used to power the A/C unit later.

This shows how the fuse block swings out for easy service.

Next John sorts out the headlight wires which will be routed to each headlight and park-light assembly.

With the wire srouted, they are cut to length.

Since there are two headlights per side, a splice is used to connect the wire from the dimmer switch to the two input wires of the lights. Once the splice is crimped, the heat shrink will cover and protect the splice.

The new reproduction park/turn socket was spliced in, and the horn and fan relay were wired in. This area is finished.

A grounding strip was installed at the base of the radiator support on each side-similar to the ones in the dash area for the lighting grounds.

The electric-fan relay was installed on the radiator support and wired in earlier. It is important that the fan relay is as close to the fan and main power input as possible for maximum performance.