How To & DIY

How To Wire Your Hot Rod

Hot Rod Wiring – Diagram

Please Note: This diagram was designed for 12 volt systems, but can also be used for 6 volt systems. If used for 6 volt, make all the wires heavier by 2 gauges. For example 14 gauge wire will become 12 gauge, 10 gauge will be 8 gauge, etc.


Source: Mike Bishop’s book “How To Build A Traditional Ford Hot Rod”, page 121.

Wire hot rod lights? The one automotive job we all dread is the wiring. Yet, with help from this how-to book even the neophyte mechanic can install a wiring harness.

Dennis Overholser, longtime technical specialist for Painless Performance Products and avid hot rodder, walks you through nine chapters sure to clear away your fear of electricity.

Topics include:

  • the basics of DC electricity;
  • installation of additional circuits;
  • choosing and installing the best battery,
  • starter and alternator;
  • installation of the gauges;
  • finding and installing a new EFI harness; and
  • wiring a complete scratch-built hot rod.

Photo-intensive, hands-on sequences document and help explain the installation of both an EFI harness on a late model V-8, and the installation of a complete harness kit into a newly built hot rod.

Written in easy-to-understand language, this new book from Wolfgang Publications is a necessary addition to any hot rodder’s book shelf. With 144 pages and over 350 color photos, this wiring book is the electrical bible you need for that next electrical project.

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