Missiles bulkhead connectors

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I finally found connectors to my liking from a company called Galco.
They are all metal shells and are available in all of the standard mil-spec pin configurations and sizes.
I have one set up for the heavy gauge (12) feeds to the engine compartment and the other for the light gauge feeds for the instrumentation and other things.
Andrew
 

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Much cooler idea that what I used, and yea those connectors are used on everything in the military and live up to some serious abuse and keep kickin
 
The sweetest part is all four connectors with the back shells and wire clamps were around $80.
Andrew
 
HA, THATS AWESOME! i work for a third party contractor that manufactures those mil spec aerospace connectors, i design them and never thought of using them for an automotive application. i love it! im totally stealing this idea man! thnx
 
When you contact Galco talk to Teressa Rice @ex 4551.
In the mean time here are some pics of what is being assembled for the other side of the firewall attached to one of the connectors. It is actually going much more quickly than I thought it would. Labeling and documentation is the key here.
I bought a Brother P-touch just for this task.
I have seen a lot of posts, about kits for rewiring, if youre not anal like me I suggest going that way this is a LOT of work.
For the record there are 39 circuits available in the panel and Im using 33 of them.
Andrew
 

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It does look awesome. I also had the same question Jim asked as I was looking at them... Do you have a right hand drive or what?
C
 
Jim,
the answer to your question is:
NEURAL INTERFACE:glasses7:
Andrew

 

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Great job! Having flashbacks to rewiring the fish :D difference is yours is actually done with some nice stuff, like your use of the aftermarket fuse box, may use that idea too, since now that the inner fenders are going to be unhacked ill need to rewire it again to make it look nice and tidy anyway....I hate rewiring...
 
I think that is the connector that was used on my Hemi Crossram when it was converted to EFI.....
 
Missle are you going to be able to swap to a new box style starter relay by doing this?
 
X,
Im not sure of the question. basically I have just transfered the start function from the column to the switch module. It goes from there to the solenoid to ground.The main power draw is the starter cable which is attached to the battery.

MH,
really?
OK its called "Brain Gate" an implantable chip you look where you want to go and the car goes there.PIC below
Andrew
 

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blue missile said:
X,
Im not sure of the question. basically I have just transfered the start function from the column to the switch module. It goes from there to the solenoid to ground.The main power draw is the starter cable which is attached to the battery.

MH,
really?
OK its called "Brain Gate" an implantable chip you look where you want to go and the car goes there.PIC below
Andrew
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That would be very dangerous the first time you saw a hot girl wolking down the road :D
 
blue missile said:
X,
Im not sure of the question. basically I have just transfered the start function from the column to the switch module. It goes from there to the solenoid to ground.The main power draw is the starter cable which is attached to the battery.

MH,
really?
OK its called "Brain Gate" an implantable chip you look where you want to go and the car goes there.PIC below
Andrew
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OK, but I`m feeling this strange tugging sensation on my leg, for some reason.
I think you torqued a big ol bowlfull and commenced on finding a location for your bulkhead connectors.
Either that or some manufacture is actually useing fly by wire steering system and your incorperating that? :happy1:
 
Cool idea. I've always thought it would be cool to use the stick grip control from an F/A-18 as a shifter. All the switches on it could control stuff like NOS, line lock, or whatever you wanted them to control.
 
Yes MH,
your leg is officially pulled.
The third hole is for the steering col. Its just easier to do the electrical work on the bench than in the car. I am in the middle of pinning the wires coming from the column. Its from a Mazda RX8 and it has the paddle shifters built in, as well as the wiper and headlight controls. I did rebrand it with the MoPar emblem.
Andrew
 

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I guess what I was asking is if now with the fuse/relay box, you'll be able to use the newer style starter relay in the box as opposed to the older style relay that sits separate in the engine compartment.
 
X,
the relays that are in the box are the same as the ones out of the box mounted to the engine compartment. The PDC only provides a convenient place to put them. The four 40amp ones in the panel are being used for the electric fans, high & low Beams and running lights.
The smaller ones are being used for the hazards, and horn relays.
Andrew
PS see all those wires sticking out the hole in the console, those are the feeds from the steering col.
 
blue missile said:
X,
the relays that are in the box are the same as the ones out of the box mounted to the engine compartment. The PDC only provides a convenient place to put them. The four 40amp ones in the panel are being used for the electric fans, high & low Beams and running lights.
The smaller ones are being used for the hazards, and horn relays.
Andrew
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Thanks! I knew that they provided the same function, just wasnt sure if they went about it the same way in the newer vehicles as older :)
 
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