Due to the fire, most of the wiring harness was burnt up pretty bad in the engine compartment. I was able to find a super accurate wiring diagram online, and traced all the wires back into the front of the car to figure out what was what.
This was very intimidating project to start; and while it took a really long time to get everything straight, I couldn't have done it without the help of Bruce at Tassi's in Colma, CA.When I asked him what kind of gauge wire I should be using he seemed to know my situation instantly.
Bruce: "Did it catch on fire?"
Me: "Um... yeah. How did you know that?"
Bruce: "I can tell you're trying to do this right, come on down
I'll give you what you need."
I went down to his shop and he did exactly that.
After running all the wires where they needed to go, my friend John and I spent a couple days and a few beers trying to figure out which wires went to which lights, and which lights were burnt out, and which wires weren't making the right connections...When we first started, the turn signals had been melted together with the starter! So as tedious as the process was, it was very satisfying to get everything where it was supposed to be.
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