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SmogSUX · 11-06-2009, 07:54 PM

So I got a free stripped 89 shell...put a harness on it, motor, etc. Now I'm noticing I have no battery cables...can anyone provide pictures and stuff to tell me where I'd wire it into and stuff? It's like the last thing I need to get it to run.

M11's · 11-06-2009, 09:38 PM

i have an s13 negative battery cable

SmogSUX · 11-07-2009, 05:17 PM

Negative isn't a problem. I have plenty of gauge 1 and 2 wire. Terminal kits are cheap too. I know negative is grounded to the motor and chassis, which isn't hard. Just not sure where the power comes from. I know it goes to the alternator and starter...just not sure as to how...

M11's · 11-07-2009, 05:21 PM

look at fsm engine electical harness section

SmogSUX · 11-07-2009, 07:33 PM

Tried...doesn't make sense how the big ass wire is connected to the small ones.

***S14DB*** · 11-07-2009, 07:49 PM

Battery to Alternator to Starter. Then Battery to the Fusebox.

SmogSUX · 11-08-2009, 08:19 PM

Okay, went ahead and took apart the harness for the most part...maybe you guys can point out if I've got it setup wrong and where exactly the cables are supposed to be wired in?

Overview of everything spread out:

Wires to alternator:

Wires to starter (2 black wires next to each other)

Wires to plugs around the relay box (Don't know what circled one plugs into??):

Couple things I noticed:

^This thick white wire runs from alternator to a plug around the relay area.

^This less thick white wire also runs from the alternator to a plug in the relay area.

^This ground (A) runs from the alternator to the starter.

^This goes to a plug in the transmission

Now I think that accounts for all the wires on that section of the harness....do I have anything wrong? And where am I wiring the positive battery cable to? I didn't see anywhere that it would appear to go...

***S14DB*** · 11-08-2009, 08:31 PM

(a)Ground goes from the Alt to the body behind the fusebox by the strut tower. Starter grounds to the block.

The rest is hard to make out against the engine. I will try to figure out the rest later.

SmogSUX · 11-10-2009, 05:36 PM

Hmm So am I missing the ground wire from the starter to the block? Lemme know when you figure out the rest.

***S14DB*** · 11-10-2009, 06:27 PM

The starter grounds out through the housing. Should only have the power wire and the signal wire going to the starter.

FRoSt415 · 11-11-2009, 08:40 PM

you should have a thick zero guage wire coming out of that harness as well, which goes to the battery terminal. all the white wires are power. look within that plastic sleeve for it. its black and red i think

11-06-2009, 07:54 PM	#1
SmogSUX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chico Age: 36 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	No Battery cables? So I got a free stripped 89 shell...put a harness on it, motor, etc. Now I'm noticing I have no battery cables...can anyone provide pictures and stuff to tell me where I'd wire it into and stuff? It's like the last thing I need to get it to run. __________________ 96 S14 w/ Kouki Front 05 Yamaha YZF600

11-07-2009, 05:17 PM	#3
SmogSUX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chico Age: 36 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Negative isn't a problem. I have plenty of gauge 1 and 2 wire. Terminal kits are cheap too. I know negative is grounded to the motor and chassis, which isn't hard. Just not sure where the power comes from. I know it goes to the alternator and starter...just not sure as to how... __________________ 96 S14 w/ Kouki Front 05 Yamaha YZF600

11-07-2009, 07:33 PM	#5
SmogSUX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chico Age: 36 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Tried...doesn't make sense how the big ass wire is connected to the small ones. __________________ 96 S14 w/ Kouki Front 05 Yamaha YZF600

11-07-2009, 07:49 PM	#6
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Battery to Alternator to Starter. Then Battery to the Fusebox. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

11-08-2009, 08:19 PM	#7
SmogSUX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chico Age: 36 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Okay, went ahead and took apart the harness for the most part...maybe you guys can point out if I've got it setup wrong and where exactly the cables are supposed to be wired in? Overview of everything spread out: Wires to alternator: Wires to starter (2 black wires next to each other) Wires to plugs around the relay box (Don't know what circled one plugs into??): Couple things I noticed: ^This thick white wire runs from alternator to a plug around the relay area. ^This less thick white wire also runs from the alternator to a plug in the relay area. ^This ground (A) runs from the alternator to the starter. ^This goes to a plug in the transmission Now I think that accounts for all the wires on that section of the harness....do I have anything wrong? And where am I wiring the positive battery cable to? I didn't see anywhere that it would appear to go... __________________ 96 S14 w/ Kouki Front 05 Yamaha YZF600

11-06-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
M11's Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Liberty Lake, Wa Age: 33 Posts: 334 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i have an s13 negative battery cable

11-07-2009, 05:21 PM	#4
M11's Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Liberty Lake, Wa Age: 33 Posts: 334 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	look at fsm engine electical harness section

11-08-2009, 08:31 PM	#8
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	(a)Ground goes from the Alt to the body behind the fusebox by the strut tower. Starter grounds to the block. The rest is hard to make out against the engine. I will try to figure out the rest later. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

11-10-2009, 05:36 PM	#9
SmogSUX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chico Age: 36 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Hmm So am I missing the ground wire from the starter to the block? Lemme know when you figure out the rest. __________________ 96 S14 w/ Kouki Front 05 Yamaha YZF600

11-10-2009, 06:27 PM	#10
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	The starter grounds out through the housing. Should only have the power wire and the signal wire going to the starter. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

11-11-2009, 08:40 PM	#11
FRoSt415 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: san francisco Age: 36 Posts: 305 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you should have a thick zero guage wire coming out of that harness as well, which goes to the battery terminal. all the white wires are power. look within that plastic sleeve for it. its black and red i think