So now we move to the inside!
I pulled a huge section of harness out from where it ran across the driver's side of the dash, and split it open. I then began to identify the wires that belonged to the cluster, those that belonged to the A/C-heat, and those that belonged to other systems. The ones that I did not need, and which I could pull through and discard, I did.
You can see the big harness running across the top of the steering column in this photo.
Those which I did not need, but which ran out to under the hood, I marked as such, in case I might need them.
Those which I did not need, but which I could not extricate from the harness, were cut back to a reasonable position, bent over on themselves, and a length of heatshrink was shrunk over the end, just in case they might be live.
This is what I started with.
When I was done, this is what lay on the ground, just outside the driver's door.
And this is what I had when I was done.
And before you think the after photo doesn't look all that much different from the before, note how many little green tags there are on the wires now. Everything is nice and tagged.
For proof, this is what it looks like now. Note how that big, fat harness it gone.
Now that I can work with!
And so I am about to go out and get to work. Before I do, there is, of course, the obligatory critter photo. This little guy (and I do mean little... about 1/2 inch long!) was hanging out on my BMW. He didn't seem inclined to fix it for me though.
I guess I forgot to mention the BMW fiasco. Last Saturday I put a new A/C condenser in it. Yes, air conditioning!
Until Sunday.
Sunday, on the way to church, the front crank hub went out on the thing.
I don't know for sure, but this probably cracked the front timing cover.
In other words, it's a minor repair, but one that will require an extraordinary amount of work and money. And time, too. The parts will take a few weeks to gather.
I'm thinking I'll probably part the thing out. Besides, don't you think BMW M5 seats would just rock in a Jeep?
And as for the engine, I think I'll pull that and the transmission, and put them aside. They just seem like the perfect swap into a 240/260/280z.