[South Florida] - Looking for a shop or individual with a lift (electrical)
03-11-2019, 09:07 AM
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[South Florida] - Looking for a shop or individual with a lift (electrical)
I have a C6 Z06 down here in south Florida and I need to redo/upgrade the main wiring in the car. The wiring between the battery, alternator, starter, ECM, et cetera... and clean all of th connectors too within the ECM, apply dielectric grease, et cetera..
I will have the wires, connectors, and such..
Took it to a shop and for a job that should take no more than 5-6 hours at the most, tried to tell me it was going to be a 2 day job to replace less than 8 wires and clean connectors.
They see corvette, they see $$$
I often forget to take a jar of Vaseline with me.. ha ha...
After this job, I need to install a PWM for the radiator (fans) too. I am aware of how I want this installed too.
Looking for a reputable shop that knows how to get this done or an individual with a lift where I can do it myself...
Thanks...
Feel free to message me here...
I will have the wires, connectors, and such..
Took it to a shop and for a job that should take no more than 5-6 hours at the most, tried to tell me it was going to be a 2 day job to replace less than 8 wires and clean connectors.
They see corvette, they see $$$
I often forget to take a jar of Vaseline with me.. ha ha...
After this job, I need to install a PWM for the radiator (fans) too. I am aware of how I want this installed too.
Looking for a reputable shop that knows how to get this done or an individual with a lift where I can do it myself...
Thanks...
Feel free to message me here...
03-12-2019, 01:57 AM
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03-12-2019, 06:05 AM
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Eismanns Corvette in Jupiter is a great place but maybe $$. I would go there and ask Kent for an approximate price. Good luck.
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03-12-2019, 07:50 AM
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Thank you for the referral brother.... helps a lot. Difficult to find anyone dependable down in south Florida...
Car has been through a lot with others down in south Florida. I am not from Florida so can be quite frustrating at times...
Car has been through a lot with others down in south Florida. I am not from Florida so can be quite frustrating at times...
03-12-2019, 07:56 AM
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Just out of curiosity ... why do you need to "redo / upgrade" the main wiring in the car ?
Flood car ?
Just out of curiosity ... why do you need to "redo / upgrade" the main wiring in the car ?
Flood car ?
03-12-2019, 10:05 AM
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Well..
Nothing under my hood is factory.
My engine is also iron instead of aluminum. In south Florida, I tend to have a number of issues with keeping the car cool enough.
What I learned is that:
(1) Through GM's typical Value Engineering, which contributes to the typical voltage drops across the engine, the wiring should be a larger gauge, say, 0/1 instead of the
2 gauge (and smaller) typically found in these cars.
(2) GM does not apply dielectric grease on any of the connectors when coming off the assembly line. Might be fine everywhere else, but in south Florida, with salt in the air tropical humidity, corrosion to aluminum (the connectors in the ECM, for example), is a common occurrence.
(3) instead of adding in line fuses on a number of the lines, GM simply, for example, attaches 6 gauge wiring to 2 gauge wiring and back to 2 gauge wiring between things like the alternator and starter and other areas, that operates as a "slow inline fuse", which actually affects resistance and makes things, like the alternator work considerably harder.
That is for starters...
The other issue is basic... upgrading the wiring will also manage the heat better under the food too.
Again, that is for starters...
Thank you for your question..
Nothing under my hood is factory.
My engine is also iron instead of aluminum. In south Florida, I tend to have a number of issues with keeping the car cool enough.
What I learned is that:
(1) Through GM's typical Value Engineering, which contributes to the typical voltage drops across the engine, the wiring should be a larger gauge, say, 0/1 instead of the
2 gauge (and smaller) typically found in these cars.
(2) GM does not apply dielectric grease on any of the connectors when coming off the assembly line. Might be fine everywhere else, but in south Florida, with salt in the air tropical humidity, corrosion to aluminum (the connectors in the ECM, for example), is a common occurrence.
(3) instead of adding in line fuses on a number of the lines, GM simply, for example, attaches 6 gauge wiring to 2 gauge wiring and back to 2 gauge wiring between things like the alternator and starter and other areas, that operates as a "slow inline fuse", which actually affects resistance and makes things, like the alternator work considerably harder.
That is for starters...
The other issue is basic... upgrading the wiring will also manage the heat better under the food too.
Again, that is for starters...
Thank you for your question..
03-12-2019, 09:36 PM
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There's a place in Miami where you can diy: https://www.garageyourself.com/