SLOWLS1's 2010 2SS Build Journal

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by Ashen 6.2

Thank you sir!

This is for you!

Blue arrow is excess from the harness that comes in from the cabin filter area to the fuse box.

Red arrow is the harness that used to run on the firewall, now routing on the wiper cowl with plenty of length.

Yellow arrow is the engine harness. For the most part too long, but may have to lengthen the TB and probably some stuff on the driver's side. This is with the ECU mounted under the fuse box.

Green arrow is from the fuse box to the front of the car for lights and such. This harness will have to be lengthened a descent amount.


Close up of what needs removed for the Cabin filter harness to the fuse box.


Close up of the engine harness .


Hope this helps in your decision to do this.

Brian

[SlowLS1]

Got everything removed from the engine bay, Time to start welding up holes, smoothing out seams and get ready for paint.

[Ashen 6.2]

Originally Posted by SlowLS1

This is for you!

Blue arrow is excess from the harness that comes in from the cabin filter area to the fuse box.

Red arrow is the harness that used to run on the firewall, now routing on the wiper cowl with plenty of length.

Yellow arrow is the engine harness. For the most part too long, but may have to lengthen the TB and probably some stuff on the driver's side. This is with the ECU mounted under the fuse box.

Green arrow is from the fuse box to the front of the car for lights and such. This harness will have to be lengthened a descent amount.


Close up of what needs removed for the Cabin filter harness to the fuse box.


Close up of the engine harness .


Hope this helps in your decision to do this.

Brian

Thank you so much for doing that and a great way to show/explain it as well. Looks like you have a bit of soldering in your future! Great way to cover the engine as well with the blue floor protection plastic.

For the wires you need to extend, are you going to source the same color wire from somewhere or just use the one color for the extension pieces? It would be too easy if some of the wire that was too long were the same colors as what you need to extend.. or that would be my luck anyways.. lol

[SlowLS1]

No problem! Gotta help each other where we can...

As for wire colors, I have my old L99 engine harness that I will sacrifice for extensions.

Only problem my be the harness that goes to the front. I will do what I can to keep colors correct, maybe buy a used one off ebay to cut up.

Anything that gets shortened, will be cut and re-pinned. Hoping the only soldering I do will be the lengthened cables. I've done so much soldering in the past that once you get a rhythm going, it's pretty fast.

@acutron42 and @blake-b have been a great help in finding part numbers for the terminals. I'd be happy to share with you once I get it all aggregated together.

Brian

[acutron42]

Glad to help! This has been a great learning experience.

[morepowerjoe]

So we can cut sensor wires and lengthen or shorten them as needed with soldier of coarse and it won't effect the sensor readings?

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by acutron42

Glad to help! This has been a great learning experience.

Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

So we can cut sensor wires and lengthen or shorten them as needed with soldier of coarse and it won't effect the sensor readings?

In my experience, no effect on signals. I've done this a few times on gen3's and most recently my gen 4 Colorado. I have never had any issue.

[trashbasket]

you are an absolute madlad. Good work

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by trashbasket

you are an absolute madlad. Good work

Thanks I think!

[SlowLS1]

Know the ole saying, it'll get worse before it gets better?

That is what the current status is. In the middle of filling and smoothing everything under the hood. Finished welding everything up. First coat of filler is in and being sanded off. Hopefully the next coat will get it close.

After that I will do the wiring, and prepare brake lines. Then prime, base and clear...

It's a slow process.

[morepowerjoe]

How many days and hours are you working on it? I keep hitting little things that I forgot to get that’s what is holding me up the most and the fact I can only work on it for like 2 hours a day. Lol

[X-max-X]

This is absolutely awesome, loving the process. I did something very similar last year, so it's super cool to me to see others going through the same process.

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

How many days and hours are you working on it? I keep hitting little things that I forgot to get that’s what is holding me up the most and the fact I can only work on it for like 2 hours a day. Lol

I get 30 mins to an hour a day during the week. Maybe 5 hours on the weekend. My biggest problem is I’m not a body man, not good at it and I’m slow at it. Plus it’s gotta be perfect when I’m done, so that isn’t helping either.

I could and probably should spend more time in the evening on it. Probably will when I’m past this stage lol.

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by X-max-X

This is absolutely awesome, loving the process. I did something very similar last year, so it's super cool to me to see others going through the same process.

Sweet! Feel free to post some pics of the finished goods. I need some inspiration.