Tuckin wires...

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:53 pm

ok i searched and didnt really find any answers. is there anyway to do a wiretuck on our cars, i just really want clean up the engine bay. i hate all the random wires...

i want to go from this...

to as close to this as possible...

has anyone done this, id like to see pictures

Post by **racer12306** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:55 pm

Check out Danteneon's project log. I'm pretty sure he did this.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:55 pm

Same as any other car. Extend wires, hide under the fender, etc. It's a LOT of work, and you'll have to essentially tear out all the wiring in your engine bay

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:56 pm

John(dante) is the master of this.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:57 pm

Good luck..takes a lot of patience and time...

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:04 pm

LowNSlow wrote:Good luck..takes a lot of patience and time...

o shit i have none of this

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:34 pm

DOSneons wrote:
LowNSlow wrote:Good luck..takes a lot of patience and time...
o shit i have none of this

LOL.

Most things clean, pretty, and tidy take a lot of patience, time and money. Whether it's a significant other or a car, it doesn't matter.

It will suck the life from you all the same, and make you think you're enjoying it all the while.

OB · Post by OB » Wed May 05, 2010 12:41 am

I've done a moderate tuck on mine, but only the easy basic stuff. No lengthening of harnesses or anything of that nature. Start with the throttle cable and brake boost hoses, relocate the battery, hide any wiring you can, relocate grounds out of sight, etc.

Here's a pic from a few days ago, it's not as clean as usual, but you get the idea. Wish I had a before pic for reference.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:57 am

^ I'd be super stoked if I could get a tuck to go like that. I've got that darned battery in there though.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed May 05, 2010 1:01 am

moving the battery is definitely 1st on the list.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Wed May 05, 2010 1:06 am

It'll look a lot cleaner if you get rid of that A/C PS bologna too

Not to mention that enormous freaking foam vacuum line that the R/Ts come with. WTF is with that?

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Wed May 05, 2010 1:37 am

IMO our engine bays look like a cluster fuck even when They have been tucked.
I kind of likecall the wires and stuff out and visible, looks more mechanical and is easier to get to for trouble shooting or if anything goes wrong

non-magnum · Post by **non-magnum** » Wed May 05, 2010 3:23 am

Just get one big plastic cover or two and cover all the crap, make holes for oil, dip sticks etc. and put some mopar or dodge logo on it, done...

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Wed May 05, 2010 4:05 am

gtxtreme19 wrote:IMO our engine bays look like a cluster fuck even when They have been tucked.

Too much shit in too small a space.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed May 05, 2010 7:37 am

They are damn nice compared to a late 70's early 80's engine bay. All those earlier attempts at emissions fail, lurking under those hoods.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed May 05, 2010 11:36 am

I heard my name

The term "wire tuck" makes this job sound easier than it is. To do it correctly, as others have said, involves cutting and extending wires. You need to map out where you want the wires to go, open up the harness, and start the hard work.

I concider mine a minor tuck. It will become a major tuck over the winter. Here are some pics of what I did...

The PCM harness was cut and re-run to make just two major runs. All of the top, side, and front engine connectors are run to the front of the engine. From there they go towards the drivers side (under the CAI) and tie into the remaining PCM harness, then go back across the trans and tie into the connectors to the dash. The connectors that are normally on the firewall are now hidden behind the drivers shock tower. The only wires run along the back are for the alt.

IMO, it isn't enough. So the next step will be to move the PDC and PCM inside the car. That will be a real tuck

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 11:37 am

^ Whoar.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed May 05, 2010 11:39 am

You know it

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:22 pm

yes thats what i want, maybe when i get some free time, ill dive into this

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:24 pm

I'll never do it..

Too lazy and it doesn't bother me to have wires

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:31 pm

im lazy too...

but it bugs the shit outta me

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:20 pm

Ohhhh just paint your car aluminum with panel lines and rivets and rust like an old factory and expose all the wires you can, opposite of a tuck! That would be effing sweet

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:55 pm

some references
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1930817&page=20
http://forum.1gn.org/viewtopic.php?p=64 ... e2c0b2dc1c
http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 54&start=0
http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=286939

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed May 05, 2010 10:00 pm

el oh el @ thinking a tuck would be easy to do

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu May 06, 2010 1:30 am

never thought it was easy, i helped a buddy on his civic. i know it sux, i just really wanted see if anyone had done it, and how clean they got it...

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Thu May 27, 2010 5:39 pm

If you do this bro, youll be helping me do it to lol

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Thu May 27, 2010 5:44 pm

So you want to go from a dodge engine to v-tak??

LOL

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:05 pm

My 1gn is horribllllleee compared to a 2gn.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:30 pm

Haganracing wrote:So you want to go from a dodge engine to v-tak??

LOL

hahaaha smart ass

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:31 pm

smiley wrote:
Haganracing wrote:So you want to go from a dodge engine to v-tak??

LOL

hahaaha smart ass

he cant help it, i think he may be