All the wiring in the 1960 Imperial is color coded. Thankfully, even on the original wiring harness, the colors are usually still bright and clear. The wiring diagram in the FSM shows exactly which wires go where, so you should have no trouble reconnecting the wires to the fuse block.
My biggest difficulty in rewiring the car is the contorsions required to see/handle everything. That may seem trivial to a youngster, and I can remember feeling that way myself at one time. These days spending time under the dash or bent over the front fenders is a real challenge.
We talk about how much electronics there are in modern cars. Well I just spent
a solid day installing part of a wiring harness in my '60 and it is not a task
for the faint of heart! These older cars are more complicated electrically than
you think. You just don't realize it until you start stripping out "miles" of
wiring and connectors.
Even now I'm still not done although I'm about 80% there. These things were
certainly never intended to be redone in this fashion.....whew!
I made a critical decision during all this, I removed the after market air
conditioning. I'd been debating about it as the unit under the dash had a retro
look to it and I thought it would be nice at times to have it available if I
could get it working - even in Alaska (hey, it gets to 80 degrees here on
occasion....for a week). But the unit was getting in the way so I started
cutting hoses (it was discharged completely) and ripped it out. I have to say
the car looks better now without it - more roomy. And all the extra hoses under
the hood are no longer getting in the way of other things.
At least with the under dash fan/cooler out I finally found the fuse block. Now
if I can only remember the color sequence for how it's wired up......
Donn Reese
1960 Custom 4dr HDTP
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