Removing wire loom from the tunnel?

[classic]

Is there a way to remove the wiring loom from the tunnel in a 69?

TIA

[Eric911S]

Hello; Yes there is but it is a big job. There are clips that hold it in place in the tunnel. Why would you want to take it out? If you spray the outside of the wire loom with silicone it will slide out easier. Hope this helps. Thanks Eric

[classic]

Thanks Eric,

I've got the loom removed from the engine compartment, and have stripped the undercoating off in preparation for spot media blasting where I've got some surface rust, before priming and reapplying Wurth body shultz.

I was just wondering if it's worth removing the loom from the tunnel as I've started to strip the interior to bare metal. Slowly moving forward on a bare metal restoration.

[Tom F.]

Having re-installed one, I would try to avoid the task a second time. The process is rough on the wires, and it takes forever to get them back in their original locations. I would simply mask off the wires if I were in this situation again.

[Eric911S]

Hello: I would leave it in and work around it. Instead of masking the wire loom use aluminum foil to cover the wires. That way you don't get the masking tape glue on the wires. Hope this helps. Thanks Eric

[JohnT]

Hello: I would leave it in and work around it. Instead of masking the wire loom use aluminum foil to cover the wires. That way you don't get the masking tape glue on the wires. Hope this helps. Thanks Eric

When Rod Emory did my car, he used a burlap sack and 100 mile an hour tape to wrap the exposed wires. It looked like an elephant's trunk (in the trunk!) but did the job.

johnt

[classic]

Thanks guys, yeah i didn't want to remove them but every time i look at some of the bare metal resto's posted here they have the tub bare, and i mean bare.

I'll rap in foil as suggested.

I guess I'll work back from the front end and start labeling all the wires from the instruments.

wish me luck.

[911scfanatic]

Once you see how brittle the loom is where it extends into the engine compartment and glance at a picture of a 911 going up in flames from an electrical fire, you may reconsider pulling the loom. After almost 40 years, I think it's a good idea to rewire the loom so all that money and labor doesn't become a BBQ. Just a thought...

BTW, once I detatched everything from the loom, it took me less than an hour to pull it out (from back to front) through the tunnel.

[Eric911S]

Hello: Remember taking it out is one thing and reinstalling it another. I've done both and it is a bugger. Thanks Eric

[911scfanatic]

Hell, restoring a vehicle is a pain in the ass--what's another job? 40 year old wire = possible electrical fire. In the dark little world my mind resides, it would drive me crazy to know that I left it...it's not something your ever going to come back to in future years. In a total vehicle restoration, it sure seems like stopping short of the finish line to me.