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I've been thinking and checking out my 75 Luv, is is possibly to completey re-wire it? Take out each wiring harness, re-build it and replace the conecters then install them back where they came out of. Or is this just to way out to even think of? Would this correct a lot of electrical problems that I and mary fellow Luv owners seem to be having?

As a retired 20 year aircraft electrtician in the Air Force, I can tell you that you're biting off a lot of work and frustration. Connectors will be a big problem. Especially if you reuse the existing ones. I'd know what I'd be doing, and I wouldn't want to tackle the job. And it would take quite a while. A lot longer than you think. Plus one mistake and you'll be beating your head against the wall trying to find and correct it. All that being said, the rewiring can be done with plenty of patience and time.

I'd get a new wiring hrness from ezwiring or painless. A past roommate of mine rewired a Luv wire by wire, truck was not running for quite a while.

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Hi my name is Owen and I just bought my first Luv. Its an 80 with custom suspension, built 1.8 with pasesetter header, 400 lift Isky cam, .040 over, and many other stuff for $1,500. The only problem is that the wiring harness is out and it did come with a universal painless wiring harness but it was not built. And wouldn't it take longer with a painless system because it has option included on the fuse box.(power windows,locks,cig lighter) I'm not sure, my dads an Avionic Tech and he won't even help me.
All help would be greatful

I have re-wired most of my truck.
I took out what was fouled up about the system (charging system and lights) and kept the stuff that worked fine.
I took out the complete harness and pulled off what I wanted to re-wire. the good thing about leaving what works like (blinkers, wipers, blower motor, running lights) is you kinda know what the lengths of wire you nee to run.
make a wiring diagram then tackle it. it isn't that hard.

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I would have to agree I have 1981 luv diesel 4x4 and had to rewire some of the wiring and it great to do but sometimes can really test your patience very quickly...... but if you have plenty of patience and knowledge of what your doing you should be fine.

Welcome to the board. I think MEPR or some of the other "Jesus Like Gurus" here can answer your questions

I only re-did my starter wires.

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I tired to rewire mine.. after pulling out some hair.. i got frustrated and went back to the orginal wiring. I believe I was using a painless 4 circuit.. Let's just say it wasn't painless.. I could get it to start but only after i released the iginition ... for some weird reason it wouldn't start.. But I am no wiring tech either.. so it may be easier for some of you.. it was hell for me.. Got to get some parts at the junk yard to get my luv running again.. Didn't keep the old wiring harness..

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im planning on re-wiring my luv, i really dont see it being as hard as ppl say it is, ive already re-wired my starter and alt because of the new engine, how hard can the rest of it be?

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Rewire, heck I just retaped my wiring and that was almost to much work.lol

you can get a wiring harness from jcwhitney... custom ordered but there not cheap.

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