Wiring a 1975 C-10

[WarMonger]

Got a guy who wants us to wire a 75 C10. What harness do you guys recommend? From the 67-72 I have used AAW. Do you guys like them for these years also?

[RodsGreen10]

Spend your money with a forum member. Gmachinz. You can find him in the for sale section. Dude makes perfect Wiring harnesses. Hell anything wire related he can do. Good guy.

[WarMonger]

Perfect. I will check him out. Thanks

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by WarMonger

Perfect. I will check him out. Thanks

No problem anytime.

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by RodsGreen10

No problem anytime.

I have corresponded with him but have never used his services. I generally build and repair my own wiring so I can't make a recommendation based on my own experience.

Let us know about your experience with him. Comments good or bad with objective details can help everyone evaluate who they work with. Pictures are nice too.

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by hatzie

I have corresponded with him but have never used his services. I generally build and repair my own wiring so I can't make a recommendation based on my own experience.

Let us know about your experience with him. Comments good or bad with objective details can help everyone evaluate who they work with. Pictures are nice too.

I assume your comment was for me?

From NOS parts to anything related to wiring or harnesses one off wire jobs he can build it. I have had 2 special Wiring requests. I requested specific sizes of wiring. Special loom over the wires. His are better than factory. All the ends are crimped correctly and sodered. I would rather spend money with him than a big name company. Cause i get what i ask for.And I am picky as hell and only buy the best of the best. So I would have no issues recommending him. And if you want pics go to my build thread.

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by RodsGreen10

I assume your comment was for me?

From NOS parts to anything related to wiring or harnesses one off wire jobs he can build it. I have had 2 special Wiring requests. I requested specific sizes of wiring. Special loom over the wires. His are better than factory. All the ends are crimped correctly and sodered. I would rather spend money with him than a big name company. Cause i get what i ask for.And I am picky as hell and only buy the best of the best. So I would have no issues recommending him. And if you want pics go to my build thread.

Thank you. One on the plus side. His correspondence is always courteous but I never needed his services. Always nicer to work with someone in the hobby rather than a faceless corporate entity on the other side of the country.

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by hatzie

Thank you. One on the plus side. Always nicer to work with someone in the hobby rather than a faceless entity on the other side of the country.

Understand. But you will be hard pressed to find anyone on this forum that will knock him. I know more than a handful of people on here who have used him. For wiring to NOS parts. He is basically the GM wiring gooru on a few forums. I would figure you being a senior member with over 2500 posts would have ventured over to the for sale section and saw his goods. O well is what it is. I have spent around $500 with him. And he has been on point all 3 times. I do not know him personally just found him thanks to this forum. And I am happy I did cause when you start upgrading and doing crazy things like me stock wiring just does not cut it. But if stock is all you need well he can do that also. And what makes it even better he knows these trucks and all the wiring on them.

[hatzie]

Never went looking for wiring since I make my own. LOL

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by hatzie

Never went looking for wiring since I make my own. LOL

I was referring to NOS. And butt connectors don't count Hatzie lol. Just messing with you. Have a good one.

[mikentosh]

Gmachinz is a super good guy and does great harnesses. If you want an exact OEM reproduction then you can also contact M&H electric. Their stuff is pricey and can take months for them to make, but they have access to ALL the original sockets and connectors that I haven't seen anybody else yet.

We did M&H in our blue truck and worked awesome. The Cannonball truck is a mashup: Gmachinz front harness (with headlight relays, totally worth it!), AAW fuse box, M&H rear harness section.
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[hatzie]

Originally Posted by RodsGreen10

I was referring to NOS. And butt connectors don't count Hatzie lol. Just messing with you. Have a good one.

Butt connectors are the devil. Not a big fan of any nylon strain relief hardware store type connectors.

I have the tooling and raw terminals to make OEM quality terminations on most common Delphi Metripack, Weatherpack, Pak Con, and Packard connector families along with Molex GT, Deutsch DT, DTM, & DTP, ...
Not all of the shells are available new but most of the terminals are so I generally keep the entire old harness to cannibalize for connectors... alwyas a good idear if you're rolling your own whole harness or repair sections.
I generally use Crosslink Polyethylene jacketed wire on anything made after 1965 even where it was not originally available. Most of the engine bay wiring for squarebody GM light trucks is listed as SXL on the GM wiring diagrams.
I do deviate in that I don't use wire wrapping tape. For the unwashed masses... wire wrapping tape is not electrical tape because it has no adhesive to break down and turn to slimy goo. I prefer the Halon impregnated expanding sleeve we use for rail wiring harnesses at work or split poly loom or even both. The expanding mesh is harder to apply but it makes very damage resistant clean and neat harnesses.

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by hatzie

Butt connectors are the devil. Not a big fan of any nylon strain relief hardware store type connectors.

I have the tooling and raw terminals to make OEM quality terminations on most common Delphi Metripack, Weatherpack, Pak Con, and Packard connector families along with Molex GT, Deutsch DT, DTM, & DTP, ...
Not all of the shells are available new but most of the terminals are so I generally keep the entire old harness to cannibalize for connectors... alwyas a good idear if you're rolling your own whole harness or repair sections.
I generally use Crosslink Polyethylene jacketed wire on anything made after 1965 even where it was not originally available. Most of the engine bay wiring for squarebody GM light trucks is listed as SXL on the GM wiring diagrams.
I do deviate in that I don't use wire wrapping tape. For the unwashed masses... wire wrapping tape is not electrical tape because it has no adhesive to break down and turn to slimy goo. I prefer the Halon impregnated expanding sleeve we use for rail wiring harnesses at work or split poly loom or even both. The expanding mesh is harder to apply but it makes very damage resistant clean and neat harnesses.

Yep sounds like you do a good job. And I agree the the expanding mesh is a pain in the butt but man it looks so clean under the hood. When I started covering my Wiring with the mesh loom I was like what did I get myself into. But the end result was worth it.