Freshening Up

I needed to address a few items on Paloma before she was 100% road worthy and more importantly; safe. One of the items which needed attention was the engine compartment wiring. To say that it was in poor condition, would be generous statement. The wiring was old, brittle, cracked, and consisted of barely crimped on terminals purchased from your local hardware store. I went ahead and built a new harness from scratch using OEM quality electrical terminals sourced from Bobby on The Samba. The terminals along with new wires and shrink tubes, definitely add the finishing touch to the new harness. In addition I also added the wire and fuse holder to power the reverse lights.

As you can see, the old harness was less than perfect.

Here are some close up of the end terminals:


And now, the new harness:


The new OEM wire terminal, shrink tubes, and wires.

I am very pleased with the results. The OEM Quality Terminals look great, were easy to install, and match the originals. Not only does the harness look good, it also puts my fears of emergency repairs on the side of the road (at least in this area) to rest.

Addiction

School tends to absorb the majority of one's time as you get older. Needless to say, I will be updating this blog on a weekly basis moving forward. Many events have occurred since my last posting, including numerous projects related to Puddy and Doloris as well as further proof that, the love of cars tends to be a hopeless addiction. I'm proud to introduce everyone to Paloma; a 1968 Karmann Ghia coupe.

She's a pretty solid car with a zero accident history, a nice straight body, and a solid stock 1500cc motor. As you can imagine, plans for this one are already in the works and stock is not part of the plan!