Project No-Flight Update
February 2007
I finally found someone who cold make a longer than stock window channel for me with all the clips installed. Corvette Central made me a pair 5" longer than stock.
Here the new channels have been bent to fit the glass profile (I had made a jig for bending them when I made the temporary 2-piece channels).
And after trimming to fit against the forward window run channel.
I also installed the window lift straps and the cam buckle. The lower window channel is attached to the lexan window with the same bolt that holds the lift strap.
I spent 5 long weekends routing wire throughout the car. The harness if from Summit Racing. I chose the harness from the many options on the market because of the small fuse holder. Here almost everything is routed and secured except for the instrument panel wiring. The long wires looped over the steering wheel are circuits that won't be required (power windows, power locks, etc). I want to wait to make sure I have all the circuits installed before removing them from the harness in case I need to "reassign" some of them. I already changed several, such as providing one to power the transmission cooler fan.
The fuse holder was mounted to the roll cage inside the door opening so I don't have to crawl under the dash to check/change fuses. With the roll cage bars across the door openings it is very difficult and uncomfortable to try to lay under the dash.
The ex-glovebox now holds the fuel injection computer and ignition computer and all of their associated wiring. The computer has dedicated power and ground lines that run along the battery cables to the battery. All of the rest of the ground circuits for the car run to a ground junction block and then back along a dedicated ground wire to the rear mounted battery. The main battery ground cable runs from the rear battery direct to the engine block instead of relying on the frame for all the ground paths.
I rerouted the wiring in the engine bay to eliminate having the harness run along the upper roll cage leg where I originally had it as I was never really happy with the look of wiring there. Outside of the harness on the engine most of the wiring is now tucked out of sight except for the jump across the front radiator support bracing.
The battery feeds run up he passenger side while all the wiring harness leads run along the drivers side. They will be covered by the carbon side panels made earlier.
The tail light wiring is basically the same a a stock Corvette, although my light grounds are run back all the way to the battery. You can also see the battery cables/box at the rear on the passenger side making access to the tail lights more challenging.
The wiring and solenoid for the torque converter lockup is mounted to the front of the motor mid plate, with the 4th gear signal and TCC lock control line running back to the EFI computer. The TCC lock rpm can be set to any desired value, as can the unlock throttle position.
The final wiring is to wire the dash gauges. I've completed the panel blanks (her covered in tape to protect the face) and have all the gauges, so next month should see the dash layout completed.
