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Yes, Karl stops in mid procedure, but I figured out my own way to finish. It probably isn't Karl's way, but it worked. I was lucky when I got my fusebox from the scrapyard, because it came with the WIRES and harness intact. I removed the wireshoes with the wires from all the blade slots in the fusebox, which was tedious, and then cut the section of 13 blade slots I needed (you only need 12, but an extra can't hurt). I then removed the old fusebox, carefully labeling the wires as to which terminal and which side, input or output, they came from. I placed my new fuse section INSIDE the old fuse section after VERY CAREFULLY cutting a rectangular hole. I epoxied the new section in. The reason I did this way was to use the old mounting screws and also be able to use the old fuse cover. The new section is smaller than the old. However, it is tricky to cut. I used a dremel cutting disk and a coping saw, being careful not to split the old fuse holder. After that, I used the old wireshoe connectors from the C900 fusebox and kept the color code wiring as much the same as possible, and connected the wires by using either female or male insulated connectors, whatever was appropiate.
To do this, you must thoroughly understand the wiring schematic for the fusebox. And you must know what terminals are battery hot and ignition hot. Karl's site has a very good explanation of this. As I got into it, it became much clearer. There is a multiple junction or two that you need to mess with for connecting on the input side, and the fit is tight due to the fender, but mine has worked for a year now with NO fuse problems.
Now, Karl probably has some trick way to fit it in, and he has all the correct wireshoes with terminals, but I couldn't find them so made do with what I had.
My advice is to study the project carefully, and decide if you want to try it. I had no choice, as my terminal #7, the cooling fans, was melting down literally (the plastic on the fuse would melt), causing erratic fan operation. And email Karl, ask him for advice.
When it comes to things electrical on 99s, he is the master...
mcnash
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