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Old 11-21-2011, 08:02 PM
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Have a new wire harness for the 67 gto,Ram exhaust,4-speedtalk about a tight fit with a stock starter!Anyway does anyone have a print on the routing for the starter wires.Have the main lead going threw the tube by the exhaust manifold but the other wires are very close to the exhaust.Its a new Ames wire harness.Any pictures or thoughts?Thanks

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Old 11-21-2011, 08:14 PM
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It is a tight fit. I have a 66 and had to extend the existing harness to run it and a 67 battery cable thru the engine mount mounted tube. Maybe someone can post up the approporiate page from the 1967 GTO Assembly Manual. I ended up going to a Summit Mini Stater, solved the hot start and wire clearance issues.

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Old 11-21-2011, 08:17 PM
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View E. Need the motor mount horizontal tube.
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Old 11-21-2011, 11:14 PM
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Default 67 gto starter wires

Thanks for the reply.I don't think I have enough wire to run threw the tube.Its a stock harness but they run very close to the exhaust manifold.I do have the battery cable running in the tube now

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Old 11-22-2011, 04:23 AM
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If you are running Ram Air exhaust manifolds and the routing the wires between the head and manifold as the non Ram Air logs, you will probably cause an engine fire and lose the whole car. The wires will get too hot. I would get a Ram Air engine harness or extend the wires yourself and use the horizontal Ram Air tube to be safe.

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Old 11-22-2011, 08:12 AM
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Old Goat, where did that article come from you posted a picture of the routing of wires? I would like a copy as I can not read it to well from the picture. Thanks

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It is a scan of the page from the assembly manual.

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Old 11-22-2011, 01:14 PM
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It is a tight fit. I have a 66 and had to extend the existing harness to run it and a 67 battery cable thru the engine mount mounted tube. Maybe someone can post up the approporiate page from the 1967 GTO Assembly Manual. I ended up going to a Summit Mini Stater, solved the hot start and wire clearance issues.
Would any mini pontiac starter work?Or is there one you would rather buy?

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Old 11-22-2011, 09:00 PM
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Would any mini pontiac starter work?Or is there one you would rather buy?
RobbMc has a big following here, I went the Summit route because they where around the corner from me when I lived in Ohio, I bought it and installed it within a few hours. Personal choice as far as I'm concerned.

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RobbMc has a big following here, I went the Summit route because they where around the corner from me when I lived in Ohio, I bought it and installed it within a few hours. Personal choice as far as I'm concerned.
I installed a summit mini starter on my gto but have not fired the motor yet, how do you like that thing? holding up fine??

thanks for all the good info so far in this thread guys.

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I installed a summit mini starter on my gto but have not fired the motor yet, how do you like that thing? holding up fine??

thanks for all the good info so far in this thread guys.
I have been running the Summit mini starter for just over 2 years. No issues at all. Starts in hot summer weather here in SC.

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I have been running the Summit mini starter for just over 2 years. No issues at all. Starts in hot summer weather here in SC.
thanks for the info

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