I'm very sound sensitive, I can recognize or differentiate all kinds of things that we hear everyday, even the most subtle. It is amusing when I am watching someone do a video of a Beetle, and I can be in the other room getting a drink and by the sounds I hear I can tell you've got the steering column apart.
Interesting putting the alternator on the green light, I would have put it on the orange one, the greens for turn signals so no diodes needed. Easy to swap after all... its a VW! YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!
Nice and simple job for a man of your talents! The probe looks like a decent bit of kit too! Bet Levi is busting to get his licence when he reaches the age and rip around in that, it’s cooler than a penguins ball bag
Thank you sir, we’re both having a good time working on this together and he’s definitely excited and hoping it’ll be his first car in a few years. Time will tell if it sticks around or not lol
Hey how you doing this is Jim in Las Vegas my dad had a Porsche Volkswagen shop in North Las Vegas from the late sixties through the 80s he passed away in 82 anyways growing up with the Volkswagen built my first one when I was 14 course it was a 36 horsepower had been messing with him all my life and more power of course I am now 68 and still building on them it's supposed to be therapy now for my dementia anyways I enjoy your show like you probably isn't much I don't know about him even at my age you don't know everything especially the new stuff again I enjoy your show this is Jim in Las Vegas
“BOY”....spoken like a proud father 👍 Jumpy Tach?.....if cylinder switch is set correctly, research placing a diode in the tach wire at the coil, don’t remember polarity. Might be worth a try. Good Luck 👍
Hi VWJ! I haven't commented on your videos lately because I only have time to watch while I'm at work on breaks and lunch or whatever. The reason I've not been able to comment is because work added a feature to their Internet security and we aren't able to view it comment on videos in UA-cam. I can watch apparently anything I want but I just can't comment. so I'm on my phone right now and I apologize for errors if any. I like what you're doing with the wiring. I'm a purist and I agree that it was designed to be used with the ignition so therefore it shouldn't be an issue. I also agree that it's your car. you build it the way you want and at least for me I'll respect you for it. I'm also an electronics mechanic and I enjoy the tidiness you're putting into the wiring. all the zip ties may seem odd but it makes a big difference in the end. it tells me you care about your work. You seem like a good guy VWJ. I hope to actually get to shake your hand one day. keep up the great content. love ya, love your channel!
Hey man! No need to explain, life happens and we all have something that gets in the way of what we’d like to do. I do appreciate you being here when you’re able to. Thank you as always for your input and honesty. On this project, it would have cost more than it was worth, to me, to put the wiring back to factory…. Especially since I have this aftermarket “harness” and wire at hand. It’ll all make sense in the end and have a diagram to follow as well. Have a great week my friend.
great work sir on the electric stuff. and indeed that probe is a nice tool to have, i'm using that at work and is my best friend to search for problems. and you have a cameraman now, congrats on that.
Thank you sir, it’s coming together well and the probe sure helps out a ton! Cameraman is hit and miss but at least he’s out helping in the garage with me.
Hey Gary ! back in the early 80s my boss got some spray at the flea market for 2.50 that was a green 12 oz.military can that was submarine contact cleaner . This stuff I used it on a fuze box like this .give it a little blast to wet it and then wait a minute then blast it and the nasty brass connections came out perfectly clean and shined . it had some sort of lube with it and worked for 6-7 years . I should had gone out there and got a case of it .
Hey man! I have some contact cleaner from back in the day, radio shack brand. I might try that if things keep acting up. I cleaned the fuse block pretty well, we’ll see how it does.
I'm impressed. Old electrical can test your patience. Very cool tool to help. Better to have the new wiring. I had some weird issues with my VDO tach when I went from generator to alternator. Both were 12 volt but with the alternator it is not happy any more. Thinking of a new one. Let us know what you end up with. Love the BAJA. I admit I'm prejudice since it's a 69 hehehe Looking forward to some drives.
Since I didn’t have any other option than to replace it, here we are lol I haven’t really dug into the tach problem yet, there could be a few different things…. I’ll get to it eventually, other things are more pressing. Have a great week my friend.
Hey man and boy, Great video. Thanks for pointing out that vw beetle wiring doesn't have to be hard just take your time. Anyhoo thanks for sharing man and boy. ✌️ from Australia.
Always great content on this channel. Great wiring job. Good to see this baja project coming along. You needed another project to fill your spare time!
Oh man I wish I had spare time! Life, work and family keep me pretty busy as it is. This is a good break from the Sickxty and hopefully get me a second wind soon.
Nice and clean wiring, I like that. If I had to do it again(maybe I will if I find the right deal) I would have purchased the harness but with all the add-ons Abbey has it would have only been a starting point. Nice work, keep plugging away at it. :)
Thank you sir. As long as Abbey’s harness is working, not sure it’s worth the headache to pull it out and redo it all. I think what you guys have done works just fine for the situation.
Nice work that power probe looks like a nice tool to have! Got the dune buggy all wired up except the engine and fuel pump. So far the 48 buck china universal wiring harness/fuse panel is working great. I of course had to wire everything from the switches out but glad it's done. It was my first time rewiring a complete car and the nice thing is you can route the wires where you want and tuck them nice and tight and not have to worry about a bunch of old splices. Keep up the good work:)
You’re not the only one to have good things to say about those wire kits, glad it’s coming together well. It’s sure turning out nice and the engine sure does sound and run good. It’ll be a great buggy when you’re done!
@@VWJawbreaker thanks Gary. The only downside was no wiring diagram so I had to get the multi meter out and make my own diagram but that was worth the savings
When I was younger I added fiberglass wider fenders to my bug.Had to ground each light to get them to work .Back in 75 didn’t have anything that nice for wiring
I like it I have not started on mine yet just getting most of the body done still have all four fenders to do but that is just sanding and priming and the hood . Have to do the rubber's around the engine then put the 26mm oil pump in and then install the engine and hope it runs. then take it back out and paint the car then start putting it back together for the last time
It’s definitely a process. Some people just don’t understand how much time it takes to complete something, especially when we have a family, job and other life priorities. Just enjoy the process and the project.
I just ran a dedicated wire from the negative post and I’ll hook it upfront even though I cleaned all of the grounds…. Worth a try at least. Thanks for the heads up!!
@@johnbucklerfarms that power probe tool is a life saver man, to me anyway. There’s a part behind the key cylinder that usually goes out and makes the key not work.
@@VWJawbreaker do ya Have to pull the Key Switch out like in the Video or can I test the Wires like you Checked them in the Video the Red ,black with red stripe and Black? I have a Spare Switch that I plugged into harness on column and it Won’t Activate the Starter! I’m going to Back track the Start wire to Key and See if I have Conn unity! Thanks the Car sat for 20 years and I hot wired the Coil and new Starter and it Still runs I just put electronic ignition in it in 1995
@@johnbucklerfarms I’d check for power coming out of the column when you engage the starter function. Check by the key, if power there then go back to under the back seat. Sometimes there’s a spice connector there that gets corroded over time.
I'm very sound sensitive, I can recognize or differentiate all kinds of things that we hear everyday, even the most subtle. It is amusing when I am watching someone do a video of a Beetle, and I can be in the other room getting a drink and by the sounds I hear I can tell you've got the steering column apart.
With your experience, I would expect nothing less!
This exactly my younger days about 40 yrs ago I love it
Thank you!
Black is always a positive on a Volkswagen, usually they are larger gauge wire, too.... AND NOT FUSED! LoL! Thanks VW!
Greta point!
Interesting putting the alternator on the green light, I would have put it on the orange one, the greens for turn signals so no diodes needed. Easy to swap after all... its a VW! YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!
I may swap things around later, we’ll see what ends up going where.
Nice and simple job for a man of your talents! The probe looks like a decent bit of kit too! Bet Levi is busting to get his licence when he reaches the age and rip around in that, it’s cooler than a penguins ball bag
Thank you sir, we’re both having a good time working on this together and he’s definitely excited and hoping it’ll be his first car in a few years. Time will tell if it sticks around or not lol
I'm excited to see the super probe.... sounds like a weekend of fun!
I’ll let you try it out lol
@@VWJawbreaker Needs a bigger throbbing end.... and higher voltage!
Hook it up to 240v and see what happens 😂
@VWJAWBREAKER Are you hitting on me? 😍
@@DuckmanCycles omg 😳 😂
Great work ! From someone who builds harness and installs them on commercial trucks and VWs 😁
Woah, thanks a lot! I appreciate that!!
Good start on getting the BAJA up and functioning properly, see you next time
Thank you sir. Have a great weekend!
Hey how you doing this is Jim in Las Vegas my dad had a Porsche Volkswagen shop in North Las Vegas from the late sixties through the 80s he passed away in 82 anyways growing up with the Volkswagen built my first one when I was 14 course it was a 36 horsepower had been messing with him all my life and more power of course I am now 68 and still building on them it's supposed to be therapy now for my dementia anyways I enjoy your show like you probably isn't much I don't know about him even at my age you don't know everything especially the new stuff again I enjoy your show this is Jim in Las Vegas
Thanks Jim. I’m sure you learned so much from him over the years. You can’t replace great memories like that.
Wiring!? OMG! That car is a derelict! Hehe I'm gonna come back and watch this one in the morning.
Yep, wiring…. I’ll probably blow it up or something.
@@VWJawbreaker Just use a diode, so it blows up in a direction away from you!
@@DuckmanCycles that takes all of the fun out of things 😂😂
@@VWJawbreaker Well.. anything that happens, just catch it on video! Don't miss that opportunity! Haha!
“BOY”....spoken like a proud father 👍
Jumpy Tach?.....if cylinder switch is set correctly, research placing a diode in the tach wire at the coil, don’t remember polarity. Might be worth a try. Good Luck 👍
Yes sir, definitely a proud dad. He does a good job out in the garage with me and I love every minute of it.
I’ll research that, thanks!
Hi VWJ! I haven't commented on your videos lately because I only have time to watch while I'm at work on breaks and lunch or whatever. The reason I've not been able to comment is because work added a feature to their Internet security and we aren't able to view it comment on videos in UA-cam. I can watch apparently anything I want but I just can't comment. so I'm on my phone right now and I apologize for errors if any.
I like what you're doing with the wiring. I'm a purist and I agree that it was designed to be used with the ignition so therefore it shouldn't be an issue.
I also agree that it's your car. you build it the way you want and at least for me I'll respect you for it. I'm also an electronics mechanic and I enjoy the tidiness you're putting into the wiring. all the zip ties may seem odd but it makes a big difference in the end. it tells me you care about your work.
You seem like a good guy VWJ. I hope to actually get to shake your hand one day. keep up the great content. love ya, love your channel!
Hey man!
No need to explain, life happens and we all have something that gets in the way of what we’d like to do. I do appreciate you being here when you’re able to.
Thank you as always for your input and honesty. On this project, it would have cost more than it was worth, to me, to put the wiring back to factory…. Especially since I have this aftermarket “harness” and wire at hand. It’ll all make sense in the end and have a diagram to follow as well.
Have a great week my friend.
great work sir on the electric stuff. and indeed that probe is a nice tool to have, i'm using that at work and is my best friend to search for problems.
and you have a cameraman now, congrats on that.
Thank you sir, it’s coming together well and the probe sure helps out a ton!
Cameraman is hit and miss but at least he’s out helping in the garage with me.
Hey Gary ! back in the early 80s my boss got some spray at the flea market for 2.50 that was a green 12 oz.military can that was submarine contact cleaner . This stuff I used it on a fuze box like this .give it a little blast to wet it and then wait a minute then blast it and the nasty brass connections came out perfectly clean and shined . it had some sort of lube with it and worked for 6-7 years . I should had gone out there and got a case of it .
Hey man!
I have some contact cleaner from back in the day, radio shack brand. I might try that if things keep acting up. I cleaned the fuse block pretty well, we’ll see how it does.
trying to wire the Sand Rail here watching your videos!!!
Hope it helps ya out some brother!
Love them buggy harnesses! I've got one for the ATVW. I couldn't imagine anything that'd be better on there.
Oh for sure, the ATVW would totally make sense!
That looks pretty tidy now. It will make troubleshooting much easier, if you ever need to.
That’s a pretty slick tester! 👍
Yes sir, keeping things neat and labeled will help for sure down the road. Your harness turned out great on the truck!
Earlier Beetles ran overhead with all those wires. Imagine trying to make a fat stock harness fish down blindly through the A-pillar..... haha!
Yep, the Sickxty has the harness ran that way. I left most of it in place to use to fish the new wires through.
Well that seemed to go easier than mine😁, but it looks like you have great help. That Baja is so cool
It’s going pretty decent although there’s a few hiccups later lol
It was nice to have some help on this one although he disappeared later on lol
Good to see you make it look so easy, and it looks good and tidy.
Thank you sir. Have more to go but it’s coming together pretty well.
I'm impressed. Old electrical can test your patience. Very cool tool to help. Better to have the new wiring. I had some weird issues with my VDO tach when I went from generator to alternator. Both were 12 volt but with the alternator it is not happy any more. Thinking of a new one. Let us know what you end up with. Love the BAJA. I admit I'm prejudice since it's a 69 hehehe Looking forward to some drives.
Since I didn’t have any other option than to replace it, here we are lol
I haven’t really dug into the tach problem yet, there could be a few different things…. I’ll get to it eventually, other things are more pressing.
Have a great week my friend.
Good progress Gary and Levi. Can't go wrong with clean wiring, saves a lot of headaches!
Thank you much! One project on the list of things that need attention.
Looks great Gary and Levi, for a inexpensive harness your making it first class, thanks.
Thank you sir, I appreciate it!
Hey man and boy,
Great video. Thanks for pointing out that vw beetle wiring doesn't have to be hard just take your time.
Anyhoo thanks for sharing man and boy.
✌️ from Australia.
Hey buddy!
Indeed, no need to complicate things, just make it safe and make it work.
Appreciate you as always, have a great, safe rest of the week.
@@VWJawbreaker you to man.
Always great content on this channel. Great wiring job. Good to see this baja project coming along. You needed another project to fill your spare time!
Oh man I wish I had spare time! Life, work and family keep me pretty busy as it is. This is a good break from the Sickxty and hopefully get me a second wind soon.
Nice and clean wiring, I like that. If I had to do it again(maybe I will if I find the right deal) I would have purchased the harness but with all the add-ons Abbey has it would have only been a starting point. Nice work, keep plugging away at it. :)
Thank you sir.
As long as Abbey’s harness is working, not sure it’s worth the headache to pull it out and redo it all. I think what you guys have done works just fine for the situation.
Great job Gary!!! Trying to catch up on your videos.
Thanks man!
Appreciate you being here as always. Hope you have a great weekend.
That car will be fun in the trails!
That’s the plan anyway… gotta get it road worthy and find out!
Nice work that power probe looks like a nice tool to have! Got the dune buggy all wired up except the engine and fuel pump. So far the 48 buck china universal wiring harness/fuse panel is working great. I of course had to wire everything from the switches out but glad it's done. It was my first time rewiring a complete car and the nice thing is you can route the wires where you want and tuck them nice and tight and not have to worry about a bunch of old splices. Keep up the good work:)
You’re not the only one to have good things to say about those wire kits, glad it’s coming together well. It’s sure turning out nice and the engine sure does sound and run good. It’ll be a great buggy when you’re done!
@@VWJawbreaker thanks Gary. The only downside was no wiring diagram so I had to get the multi meter out and make my own diagram but that was worth the savings
Thumbs up from central QLD AUSTRALIA
Thank you for being here!
I use a heavy duty 7 wire 14ga trailer cable for my sand rails. Works out nice and clean
Smart thinking, I like that idea!
When I was younger I added fiberglass wider fenders to my bug.Had to ground each light to get them to work .Back in 75 didn’t have anything that nice for wiring
Yep, each light has its own ground to the main body next to the fenders. As we know, VW’s need good grounds!
I like it I have not started on mine yet just getting most of the body done still have all four fenders to do but that is just sanding and priming and the hood . Have to do the rubber's around the engine then put the 26mm oil pump in and then install the engine and hope it runs. then take it back out and paint the car then start putting it back together for the last time
It’s definitely a process. Some people just don’t understand how much time it takes to complete something, especially when we have a family, job and other life priorities. Just enjoy the process and the project.
Awesome video! Thanks for the great content!
Thank you, I appreciate that. Have a great week.
KM10 is kinda neat!
It’s not as fancy as the power probe but pretty much does the same things. It’s a nice tool to add to the arsenal.
Loving the project and that wiring is coming along. The right tool for the job is always a good thing👍🔧
Yes sir, I couldn’t agree more!
Time to take that Baja for cruise soon
Man I sure wish, seems like something keeps getting in the way.
Hi Garry, Interesting vid. greetings,Hubertus.
Thank you sir, I appreciate that.
If one headlight is brighter than the other.... on a VW.... its almost always a grounding issue! Man, the grounds always rust or go poopy.
In this case the headlights were trash and one had a bunch of water in it. . Grounds were good.
I'd love to have that baja
It’ll be a good project for sure!
Should use Red Oil, Yellow Alt, 2 Greens Left and right blinker, and Blue high beam
extra wires are good for gauges
I was kinda going off of trailer wiring plus what the Empi kit was suggesting for circuits since there are a few different gauge wires in the kit.
LoL! That pile of extracted wires.... all too familiar!
Just a tad lol
Watching your vids thinking to myself it was all too familiar lol
@@VWJawbreaker hahahah yup
Never thought of insulating like that.
The main harness?
@@VWJawbreaker foam behind the panel
@@bedlamite42 ah yeah, me either.
Had the same problem on my tach and it turned out to be a bad chassis ground.
I just ran a dedicated wire from the negative post and I’ll hook it upfront even though I cleaned all of the grounds…. Worth a try at least.
Thanks for the heads up!!
@@VWJawbreaker here’s an idea I saw someone else do. Install a 10k 2% 1/2 watt resistor on the coil pick up to the tach.
@@mikehammer4546 interesting idea. Would make sense to put it close to the tach to keep it away from the engine compartment heat.
@@VWJawbreaker not sure, the videos I saw on bouncing-jumping tach had it by the coil.
@@mikehammer4546 it’s definitely worth a try. I’ll redo the grounds and see if that helps, if not I’ll give this a try and keep you posted.
Where Did you get the Wire Harness?
It came with the car but I’m pretty sure it’s a Empi aftermarket harness.
I have a 72 Superbeetle and the ignition stopped working from the Key but I can hot Wire it ! Thanks for the Link for the Wire Tracer from Amazon!
@@johnbucklerfarms that power probe tool is a life saver man, to me anyway.
There’s a part behind the key cylinder that usually goes out and makes the key not work.
@@VWJawbreaker do ya Have to pull the Key Switch out like in the Video or can I test the Wires like you Checked them in the Video the Red ,black with red stripe and Black? I have a Spare Switch that I plugged into harness on column and it Won’t Activate the Starter! I’m going to Back track the Start wire to Key and See if I have Conn unity! Thanks the Car sat for 20 years and I hot wired the Coil and new Starter and it Still runs I just put electronic ignition in it in 1995
@@johnbucklerfarms I’d check for power coming out of the column when you engage the starter function. Check by the key, if power there then go back to under the back seat. Sometimes there’s a spice connector there that gets corroded over time.
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ok great job// now run it on rain water //hydrogen a quart jar// ball jar with steel plates and 1/8 holes // + and - 12 volts and save us all !!!!
Sounds complicated and like I’d blow myself up 😂
Great video thanks !! you want to come and do mine.😁😁
Thanks buddy! But I’ll pass on doing it again 😂