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Ron,
I wired mine essentially from scratch. It is the second kit car that I have wired and like Dan, have not had any special electrical experience. It does take some thinking and planning. For me the hardest part is the turn signal, emergency flasher and stop light circuts. I used a Mustang II column in my kit so I retained the flasher system from it and wired from there. The Mustang switch had the advantage of being able to be wired with the brake lights on the same circut as the turn signals or on separate circuts i.e. for the two rectangular or four circular tail lights on a Cobra. I did not use the column ignition switch but ground the key opening area flat and filled it in with putty. After market in dash ignition switches can easily and affordably be obtained from parts stores and catalogs as well as fuse blocks. Since I was using the Ford turn signals I tried to stay with the Ford wiring colors as much as possible so if somebody else had to work on it, they would not be lost or scared off.
The biggest problem I have found is that by using after market dash switches I have not found a clean way to ground my windshield wiper motor so that it will automatically go back to park.
I used the older ('74) Ford alternator with a late 60's early 70's Chrysler regulator and also used a Chrysler ignition module which wired easily into the Ford Dura Spark electronic distributor. They seemed simpler to use than the Ford.
The Ford solenoid had the two small posts rather than the one so that a second solenoid was not needed.
Also you might find wiring a volt meter in easier than an amp meter.
Be sure and keep good notes and diagrams of what you have done.
Like Dan, I would really warn you to make sure your grounds are good. Somewhere I read that ground problems are 85% of car electrical problems and it has certianly been true for me.
I also used heavier wires in many places. You would probably be better off with a kit but if you are interested in doing it, go for it--it can be done and done a little more affordably if you shop around. I learned a lot by doing it myself and all in all it was fun.
Please let me know if I can help any more.
Rick
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