*Thanks Jeff, the tips on the physical removal of the harness will be priceless, that was one of the things I was dreading.
Its not bad for a stock harness but it does not seem thats what you have. From your description it sounds like someone has already tried unsuccessfully to install a street rod harness.
*One of the wires was blue, I think it may be the rally pac clock power, but I didnt dig that far in. the other was I believe blue/w black, ending in an "o"ring. There were also a couple of foreign wires, run into the light switch and the harness bundle.
Pretty much evidence that your harness is not stock.
*I'm leaning toward removing the whole thing, given the extent of damage (thats what I get for buying w/ my heart
We all do that kind of thing. My '65fb was a mess when I bought it and I spent three years and a lot of dollars fixing it up. Its very much like a new car now.
* As it stands right now, this is what is not working:
gauges Radio (aftermarket pony style)
Door light switches (one is completly missing)
Lighter
Hood and trunk lights
Fog lights.
Seems like the PO simply hooked up enough of the street rod harness to get the car running with no idea of what to do next.
* (the lights do work now tho, and the speedo and tach always worked)
Street rod harness may have been a cheap one with only those functions and left the owner to figure out how to wire the rest. I honestly don't know what to tell you now except that you've got a job on your hands. Its not that its hard to do but without being there and seeing exactly what you've got I don't know where to tell you to start.
Lets try this. If you can put your Mustang in the garage for some time...don't know how long it will take but some long time...several weeks or more then I can perhaps talk you through rewiring most everything. Here's how I propose we do it. Its going to take a lot of communication so using this forum is out of the question. I need your e-mail address. We'll do it a baby step at a time. For each step I will ask you questions and then give you specific step by step instructions to correct the problem. If you're willing to do this then you can probably save the $400 bucks for a new harness. Else I would say that is the best way to go. What do you want to do?
Jeff
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