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There are many ways to replace wiring on your vintage vehicle. You can get a wire harness that is ready made for it, or, change each wire one at a time. Of course the ready made harness is THE way to go but in any case it's a good idea to know what works and what doesn't in the way of electrical connectors and associated hardware. Let's take a look at the most common wire gauge sizes for automotive use and the connectors associated with them. There is a great site that covers this already, so you should check it out. It is very detailed and really helps to remove most of the mystery. Here:
http://www.offroaders.com/tech/12-vo...gauge-amps.htm
That should keep you busy for awhile, but also consider the wire ends. Terminal ends for Automotive use are many and varied, but I like to keep it simple and use regular terminals made for automotive use. Harbor Freight of all places makes a pretty nice crimper here: http://www.harborfreight.com/ratchet...ool-97420.html
The standard terminals come in Red (18-22 gauge), Blue (14-16 gauge), Yellow (10-12 gauge). There are others. The problem with them even with a nice terminal crimper is they do not hold very well. Because of this problem, I have always soldered (or tinned) the ends before using the terminal. There are two reasons for this. It bonds the wire strands together to help with broken stranding, and the most important part is, it makes that terminal VERY stout and much much harder to remove. Test that for yourself! You won't believe the difference it makes!
http://www.offroaders.com/tech/12-vo...gauge-amps.htm
That should keep you busy for awhile, but also consider the wire ends. Terminal ends for Automotive use are many and varied, but I like to keep it simple and use regular terminals made for automotive use. Harbor Freight of all places makes a pretty nice crimper here: http://www.harborfreight.com/ratchet...ool-97420.html
The standard terminals come in Red (18-22 gauge), Blue (14-16 gauge), Yellow (10-12 gauge). There are others. The problem with them even with a nice terminal crimper is they do not hold very well. Because of this problem, I have always soldered (or tinned) the ends before using the terminal. There are two reasons for this. It bonds the wire strands together to help with broken stranding, and the most important part is, it makes that terminal VERY stout and much much harder to remove. Test that for yourself! You won't believe the difference it makes!