yeah jamesw thats kinda what i am looking for kinda overkill maybe might be ok for newer cars ,,

 

You can buy a secondary fuse block and wire from that for cheap... 12 blade fuse holder is probably less than 20 bucks.

But that's not what he wanted to do..so ..

 

It's like tearing down the house just to paint it. The extra amount of effort to replace the existing fuse block to add a few circuits is not very smart and can lead to many electrical problems. The worst wiring error, the act that leads to the biggest screw-up is - the splice. Soldering is a valuable technique, but in a cramped space, on old wires, with brittle insulation, will lead to some of the biggest lump of tin-lead on incomplete connections. Crimping is an excellent method, using a proper crimping tool, the forged steel type, not the ones that are stamped from thin flexible steel and contain 'screw shortening' features.What is proposed fit into the classification of - 'if it ain't broke, don'tfix it'.
Jim
USN Electronics Technician, certified USAF assembler, certified NASA assembler

 

i would think that adda fuse block to a 40 year old fuse panel wouldn't be a good idea ,, i don't know i would think replacing it with a new one ( not over kill ) should be the best way to go but i never done one either ,, i don't know all we were trying to do was clean it up a little ,, we have have wires hook to the side on starter soild,, and the battery and everywere ,, so got me,, still good to here what you guys says cause some of you have done it

 

We installed a Ron Francis wiring kit. It is a very good kit, and makes for a clean installation. The kit is pricey, but a monkey could install it. Going this route, a person will spend much more time routing the wiring than the actual wiring.

I intend to post some pictures of the install process and the the completed install, I have not been able to get back to this yet due to some other issues, but I should have a thread up this weekend.

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I'm not recomending that youadd an addion fuse block toexisting circuits, I'm recomending that a new fuse block be used, including a new feed from the solenoid and then you can add a whole range of circuits with little effect on the existing wiring.
Jim

 

i think what weplan to do is relocate the fuse block to under the hood i looked at the wiring dig and it looks simple i think i can do it that way it is easier to get the main thing for the future ,,, it looks like only a few wires is all that need to be spliced and ,we can get one with a cover,,,

 

I wish mine was under the hood and not at the top above my kick panel. I get real tired of standing on my head to change out a fuse. Oh well. I only blow a fuse every two years or so, so I guess it's no biggie, but maybe someday when I get an itch for something to do I will do just that, and change out all the old wiring for new stuff. I just wonder how many years these old wires are expected to last. They just have to be on their last leg. But, Jim is right if you aren't going to re-wire the car. Just run fresh wires from the solenoid to a fresh fuse box to run all the new tech stuff from. Don't even consider using the old wires for anything other than what they were originally intended to operate. Just don't put your new fuse box behind the glove box like JamesW.

 

I'vehad to move a fuse box from the kick panel to the glove box, ah, he never used it anyways...