wiring preview

[mattmc]

All wiring is in and functional, now all I need to do is clean it an loom everything. Thought I'd give you guys a preview.

I used the ISIS system, and combined it with the 4.6L wiring, AC wiring, also added a electronic heater switch. Dieted out all circuits I needed.

Here is the master module located in the dirver's side footbox:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0078.jpg

I put one power module up front on the passengers side:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0073.jpg

and the other in the back:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0068.jpg

Put in an access pannel so that I could get to everything once the aluminum was in:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0081.jpg

and put in some remote battery terminals:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0080.jpg

relocated all my power fuses and relay's to the battery junction box:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0082.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/mattmc46/Electronics_Preview/CIMG0083.jpg

As of today everything is functional, can't wait to get everything cleaned up and get the body on. Still have to modify the cold air intake but that should be too bad.

Enjoy!!
Matt

[PhyrraM]

Looks good. Gonna be pretty clean when it's finished and all tucked away.

Nice job.

[WAYNES WORLD]

Great placement. I bet it feels good now that it's all proven out. The fun part will be making it all nice and neat.
Wayne

[3yearplan]

What is the ISIS system? I have seen it referenced before but not sure what it is.

[vRAE]

Check out www.isispower.com

I have it and am working on installing it right now. I'm impressed with it so far.

Andrew

[3yearplan]

Thanks for the link Andrew. What are the pros (and/or cons) of using the ISIS system instead of the FFR wiring? Electrical or automotive wiring in general is not my cup of tea so any help in this area (read that as idiot proof) is a big plus.

[riptide motorsport]

Thats great work, love the reuse of everything from the donor....especially the air conditioning......Steven

[vRAE]

Firstly, Matt - that looks great! I'm behind you and your post made me realize just how much... :-(

3yearplan,
I spent a bunch of time watching the videos that were posted on youtube before I purchased mine. Diagnostics, low power to the switches behind the dash, options, programmable outputs and a bunch of other stuff added up to something that got the techie in me going. I've never wired a car either, and while the ISIS system isn't plug and play, it made sense to me.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=infinityboxllc&aq=f

This was the video that got me started...

http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/694/214/

Hope this helps!

Andrew

Thanks for the link Andrew. What are the pros (and/or cons) of using the ISIS system instead of the FFR wiring? Electrical or automotive wiring in general is not my cup of tea so any help in this area (read that as idiot proof) is a big plus.

[mattmc]

Thanks for all the comments!
I love the ISIS system and the support has been great. I did significant modification to how the engine wiring harness, that came with the donor, gets its power and how the relays are all set up. It took a while to get it the way I wanted but I'm really happy with how it all came together. It was pretty straight forward getting the chassis wiring harness part (which is what ISIS provides). The benefit is when something doesn't work it is very straight forward and easy to troubleshoot. It allows wiring a push button start and provides security so that you can lock it without a key. The AC is vintage air, but I used the compressor from the donor.

[AZPete]

It all looks good. Thanks for posting because I used the I-Squared Sytem, which was the precursor to ISIS, and it's nice to see the improvements made and how they fit into the roadster. I also was terrified of wiring but I-Squared made it easy, neat and very functional. Next build, ISIS for sure.

[teebee9320]

Ok I LOVE that...I m cancelling my wiring harness from F5 now....but can anybody here give me some more details??
did you get one of the factory 5 specific kits? Because it looked like they only had the 33 and the GTM, not the Roadster....is it a pain to do the gauges with this?

[mattmc]

I took the donor wiring harness and dieted out everything I didn't need. I then divided it into the engine wiring harness and a power/computer harness. Which isn't two hard because they are logically divided at the connectors that way. I completely removed the central junction box and routed everything (power and relay wise) through the battery junction box and mounted that up front (a complete re-wire of its function). I got all my schematics from the autozone website. I then integrated the AC wiring harness and ISIS wiring solution into what I had. Once it was all hooked up before looming everything I brought up all the systems and made sure they worked. I started the wiring last fall so took me about 9 months but that's working a few hours in the evenings and ~2 Sat a month. The ISIS system is mainly to power and operate the lights, gauges, and control ignition, start. You can use it for much more once you see how it works. So, you can get an after market engine harness to manage the engine and still use ISIS for the chassis wiring. The gauges were very easy to hook up with this system as they only need power, ground and the sender inputs specific to each gauge. If you are comfortable doing wiring I highly recommend going this route, but if you consider yourself a novice then I would get one of the plug and play solutions with support.

[ironman16nc]

I notice that you are using a hydrobooster on the brakes. Did you decide to run the cooling loop on the power steering lines or not?

[LCD Gauges]

The remote battery terminals are a nice touch. Good to see that you've thought ahead for future maintenance with access panels.

[mattmc]

I didn't use the cooling loop, and made all custom lines. It really cleans up the routing.