I have been having some electrical issues in my 58 Suburban. The original 235 has been swapped for a 250 at some point. Whoever did the swap must have grabbed half the wiring harness from the donor vehicle. I had a bunch of wires hanging down and wires that weren't connected to anything when I got it. After a lot of quality time with a multimeter tracing wire and checking continuity I had a decent size pile of scrap wire on the garage floor.
That was 10 years ago. Since then I have done a fair amount of wiring/changes. When I was too ignorant to know better I just used whatever wire was the right gage and was cheapest. Needless to say there is a lot of red wire under the dash. This and some electrical gremlins have lead me to the conclusion that I need to replace the wiring harness. That is a separate thread for the electrical bay forum.
My question here is what should I do to prepare to replace the harness. I'm thinking remove the seat, pedals and gage cluster. I'm also considering removing the steering column. Does the whole dash remove "easily?" Is that worth the trouble. Put the truck up on jack stands and take the wheels off to make undercarriage wiring easier? Remove the hood? I'd like to neatly run the wiring in accordance with the assembly manual so access to tight spaces is important.
I'd rather take the time to make the job easier so I can avoid dislocating a limb or swearing a blue streak.
Thanks
Larry
