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49panrider
12-26-2008, 05:20 PM
I am wanting to up grade my 59 el camino to the new style fuse block, I am going to use a one wire alternator and use the factory steering colume. Can anyone give me the best place to buy one, I checked with american auto wiring and they were pretty high. Thank's

49panrider
12-26-2008, 05:23 PM
I am wanting to up grade my 59 el camino to the new style fuse block, I am going to use a one wire alternator and use the factory steering colume. Can anyone give me the best place to buy one, I checked with american auto wiring and they were pretty high. Thank's

Bryan59EC
12-26-2008, 05:46 PM
You can go with
Painless
EZ Wire
Centech.

I used an 18 Circuit Centech in mine---this unit is no longer available from them.

Personally---I would rethink the 'one wire' alternator.
You more than likely will be dealing with American Autowire anyway for some items.
Do yourself a favor and request both of their catalogs.
They would probably be the best source for the bulkhead connectors and gaskets that you WILL need if you have not filled in all the firewall holes.
They have some items that you cannot get anywhere else (that I am aware of)

CoyoteOn2
12-26-2008, 06:05 PM
The two venders I use at the Shop are "Painless" & " It's a Snap". Top notch systems and most anyone can install them. During the Summer months when I use Kids from the local School at the Shop, they are the ones that I have install the kits. Never have had an issue with any of the installs. Easy instructions and each wire is
identified as to it's use. I don't have their site AD's here at the house, but I'm sure you can do a Google search and obtain them. Check them out and go from there.
Hope this will give you some direction.
Oh, and if they don't have a kit already made up for your application, they'll make one.

CoyoteOn2
12-26-2008, 06:09 PM
see you other post http://elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=27069

dougs85
12-26-2008, 06:23 PM
Before you install a one-wire alternator, your should read this article by Mad Electrical, a well-known auto electric expert.

http://madelectrical.com/electricaltech/onewire-threewire.shtml

Doug

acauth1
12-26-2008, 08:10 PM
Please post in the proper forum and post the same topic only once.

Thanks

49panrider
12-27-2008, 04:03 PM
Sorry I am new on this Computer's and hope to get thing's right in order one day, Thank's for all who wrote me back.