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| | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | I agree with Bouymaker that getting it safe and driveable is a good place to start. Once it is on the road, you can take it out of commission to do limited projects (such as recovering the seat) and get back to driving it. Getting to drive and enjoy it for a few weeks between projects goes a long way towards helping keep your motivation up.
It can be very disheartening to pull a bunch of things apart to fix all of them at the same time and get overwhelmed.
That said, good wiring falls into the category of "safe and driveable" to me. You don't necessarily need to yank it all out and start over, but I highly recommend looking through it to make sure there are no imminent fire hazards lurking under the hood or dash. If the wiring is a mess, it can often be cheaper/easier to replace the whole shebang with a new harness.
There has been a lot of discussion on the pros and cons of the different ways to do that, but I would recommend thoroughly inspecting *all* of your vehicle systems before diving into anything.
The factory manuals are invaluable for that inspection. It is good to hear that you have a set on order, they will serve you well. | | |
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