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Our latest project, a vintage Formula Vee single-seater, needed a new harness, and premade replacements aren’t available. We had two choices: Buy a universal kit from companies like …
Is that the original location of the switch panel?
That "figure 8" method of securing the harness to the chassis is intriguing, but the photo doesn't make sense, probably since the tie wraps are all black so it's hard to see where the small one intersects the large one? I just can't figure how you'd do this with only 2 tie wraps....
Relevant 3rd grader joke: what did the zero say to the eight? Hey, nice belt!
Loop the large zip tie around the tube and wire, and leave kinda loose. There's the zero. Loop the small one around the large one, like a belt, between wire and tube. Draw the small one tight and voila, the zero becomes an eight.
Tom1200 said:Is that the original location of the switch panel?
I can't say for sure if it's the original location, but a number of Zinks have the switches there.
pmulry said:That "figure 8" method of securing the harness to the chassis is intriguing, but the photo doesn't make sense, probably since the tie wraps are all black so it's hard to see where the small one intersects the large one? I just can't figure how you'd do this with only 2 tie wraps....
Big one goes around the chassis and harness, but not fully tightened. Small one goes around the big one, between harness and chassis. Then I imagine there's some dance of tightening them both in steps until desired spacing/fit is achieved.
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