Question for the fellow gear heads

[FinsnFur]

I'm amazed at how many parts places there are online now. It's awesome

I've been tinkering with 77 F150 that I dumped all that cash into the motor a while back. Mainly cause it's really hard on it to be setting, and also cause the tranny is out of the Windstar at the moment.

I'm playing with the chassis electrical. I managed to rig things together several years ago when the directional switch proved faulty in the steering column.
But now I'm going to pull the wheel again, replace that harness, and the chassis harness from the column back.

What I cannot find, is the actual  box (pickup box) wiring assembly. Which would be from the box to the chassis. All it amounts to is three wires to the left rear, three wires to the right rear, and a plug to plug the box into the chassis harness. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about if you been there.

Any of you fellow gear heads got some bookmarks or favorites that I may not....that you use for parts?

I just bought the steering column harness from Autopartsdeal.com for $30.00 bucks Them things are close to a hundred at parts houses or the dealer.

[Bills Custom Calls]

    I just got rid of a 78 ford pickup and all that stuff was on there

I have an 81 here but don't know for sure if the plugs are the same

Barry might have what your looking for

[pitw]

Barry might have what your looking for

He probably wants to get it running this century

[FinsnFur]

It runs......Ohhhhhh have mercy does it run

This wiring assembly is only going to be the same for 75 to 78 F150's if I remember right.

[Bills Custom Calls]

I could have helped you out a couple months ago
I will keep my eyes and ears open I do get some leads on things like that

[FinsnFur]

Well a guy should be able to buy one somewhere. I'm not expecting ya to start following Dave and Mike around while they are out pickin.

LMC has them but they arent suited for each truck, it's a universal hunk of [Sanford and Son] which means have fun modifying it.

[Bills Custom Calls]

My dad was kinda Sanford so I come across these things often I didn't know you were needing parts or I would have asked before I got rid of it so I am not really going out of my way for ya

Did ya try ebay

[FinsnFur]

No not yet...that may be a last resort as I'm not sure about some of those people.

[Bills Custom Calls]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/truck/switches/c1643j2s18.jcwx

[FinsnFur]

I looked on Whitney already, what'd you see on that page? I'm not seeing it?

[Todd Rahm]

Shoot Jim, your doing better then me. I unhooked the battery a few weeks ago to fix a wind shield tank motor, and now the darn suburban just randomly honks every once in a while, even when your driving it. 

[FinsnFur]

Even in the middle of the night?
Does that have a computer in it, can ya get codes?

I'm guessing the computer needs to be reset if it has one.
These dang computers are even teaching these vehicles how to compensate for, carb build up, dirty intakes, etc. Disconnect the battery on one with a dirty intake and the vehicle forgets how to run because it resets itself and thinks the intake is clean. And it will run like crap until you clean the intake

[Todd Rahm]

Yipper, even in the middle of the night.  But I just tell the neighbors, did ya hear the other neighbors horn last night? 

[pitw]

So did you find one or am I to go looking .  If so do you want the wire right from the back of the frame to the steering wheel .

[FinsnFur]

I looked a little bit this morning some more and never did find one, no.
"The wire"...as you put it, from that back of the frame to the steering wheel, is really going to be more then "a wire". Thats actually a chassis harness and will have anywhere from 6 to 10 wires.
I didn't find one and wasnt really looking cause I figured I'd never find one. Kinda planned on rigging my own.
Actually I did find one or two if I remember right, and they were not OEM, which meant there would be nothing the same as far as coordinating wire colors to match up.
Plus they werent accompanied with a half moon pin plug, which is what comes off the steering column of all 70's F series pickups and broncos.
If you think you got one, hell yah, give me a price...that would save me about three hours of laying under the truck, taking a reading with the test light and then crawling to the back to see where it goes

What I was initially looking for in this thread though was the little wire harness, or wire assemble that actually plugs the pickup box into this chassis.
It's basically 5 foot wide, tail light wires on each end, and a plug in the middle to plug it into the chassis harness. It's what anyone would have to deal with if ever taking the box off or putting a box on a pickup.

[pitw]

Why didn't you originally say the wire harness for the tail lights to chassis wire .  I'll go look and see if I can find one quick.  I'll also check with two fellers in the morning who are dinosaurs and work on old Fords.   I doubt you'll like the price in Canuck funds .

[FinsnFur]

What I cannot find, is the actual  box (pickup box) wiring assembly. Which would be from the box to the chassis. All it amounts to is three wires to the left rear, three wires to the right rear, and a plug to plug the box into the chassis harness. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about if you been there.

Yeah, I guess there were no pictures, was there.

Oh and from what I've seen  Canuck funds wont be a problem, actually it might be for you if you find one, cause you'll actually get paid, regardless of your Canuck fund price

[pitw]

I'm gone.

[pitw]

I spent 4 hours talking a fellow(more of a listen) about nothing and got him to give me the wiring from a truck his buddy rolled in 78.  It is a 74 though and I just checked the thread and it says I need 75 .  I'll be looking tomorrow again now .

[FinsnFur]

ewwwwwwwww, that was a close one