torredcuda
Well-Known Member
JWW - What exactly is "modern electrical technology"? Your car still has wiring, connectors and fuses. My Barracuda has new forward harnesses but the dash interior and trunk harnesses are factory original and the ammeter is still in place and hooked up thru the factory wiring. Ive owned the car since 1982 and been driving it "restored" since 1996 with ZERO electrical issues. In fact I have owned Mopars since 1979 and NEVER had an electrical issue that wasn`t caused by corroded connectors or some previous owners hack work. I`ll keep mine all factory as designed as they are perfectly fine and look beter than any aftermarket gages.
After returning home from Vietnam in late 67 I ended up a team member of the Apollo Program as a senior design engineer. One of my designs was responsible for the first moon landing going without a hitch!! At that time I was also designing and building “pro-stock” dragons racing cars (all Mopars) and even back then all the poorly designed electrical “spaghetti” was removed and replaced with advanced (for the time) technology… for safety and reliability. My original 69 Road Runner caught on fire (under the dash) while racing at Orange County Raceway in 1970. That’s when I dumped the hazardous poorly designed wiring for a much advanced safe system and never had any problems after that. You are likely too young to recall all the under dash issues back in the day. I lived it and saw a lot. Everyone has an opinion. I’m not knocking your opinion. Just sharing some “actual” experiences and what I learned from those experiences. I personally know quite a few oldies (like me) that have had the same experiences. Have fun with your cars and be sure to keep a close eye on anything abnormal under the dash