[Arne]

Well, the job of getting enough lights working to make it reasonably street-worthy has seriously mushroomed. I knew the existing wiring was garbage and would need replaced at some point, but I figured I could patch a few temporary wires in to get brake lights and turn signals without too much hassle.

I was soon convinced otherwise. It became obvious as I started digging in that I was wasting my time. The farther I traced back a problem, the more new problems I found. There just isn't enough good wiring left to build on.

So this afternoon I ordered a considerable load of new wiring sub-harnesses. Not all of them, but the main fusebox harness, the front and rear light harnesses, and the missing engine compartment harnesses as well. This should get me to semi-street legal, after a week or two's work.