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Post by aquaticharpy on Aug 20, 2019 18:01:28 GMT -5
I recently got a Bradley GT2 to restore, but the wiring is pretty much non existant and the headlights were pulled and fiberglass over. I was wondering where to go with this restoration if I should pull the body or put it on a lift and try to wire from under and in. If I do pull the body how would that go about? Just trying to restore my GT2 to a decent condition.
Thanks!
John
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Post by jspbtown on Aug 20, 2019 20:17:23 GMT -5
Take the body off. Put it up on sawhorses or something sturdy and sit in a nice chair and wire it very comfortably from underneath.
The body is bolted to the pan on its perimeter. Every build is different so there are no universal instructions as to what to do step by step. Its just one of many things you need to figure out by looking and thinking. This is a car after all. Its not a model.
And when you have the body off you can also easily address all the other issues the car is likely to have including suspension, brakes, and rust
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Post by aquaticharpy on Aug 20, 2019 23:55:58 GMT -5
Do you have any recommendations for a wiring harness to buy? Also, where might I find the fuse box? I might have enough wiring there to buy a few spools and just replace the wiring but a new harness might work. What do you think?
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Post by jspbtown on Aug 21, 2019 10:19:50 GMT -5
In my opinion a new harness is the ONLY way to go. Most kits are wired absolutely terribly. And when you try to "fix" them you just create more problems that will pop up at the absolute worst time.
Rebel Harnesses make good products and have kits that are custom tailored to fiberglass vehicles. They also offer excellent customer support.
Remember....with fiberglass everything has to be grounded. That means a lot of extra ground wires that you will need to engineer. There are lots of ways to do this but every light, every gauge, every system will need independently run ground wires. You will need lots of ground wires.
And the GT2 doesn't need a ton of circuits. I would say maybe 12 or so for a standard GT2. Maybe more if you are planning a high end stereo or custom lighting.
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Post by horen2tas on Aug 21, 2019 20:34:32 GMT -5
I'm a little hesitant to jump in on this one but first things first:
I'd like to suggest an amazing invention by one of the original board members Brian Boggs:
"Here is how I lifted mine by myself. Four posts made up of two 2x4's with a spacer between them.
Drilled holes every five inches for a carriage bolt. Positioned them by the wheel wells and slid another 2x4 through from one post to the other.
Lifted at each corner one hole at a time. Then when its up you can slide the pan out to work on it then put it back when you are done.
the only difference on the one I made was I used 2"x 6" for the cross bars.
bradleygt.com/thread/46/bradley-adjustable-garage-stand
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