I was wondering if anyone ever installed a painless or simular complete wiring harness. I want to change mine to a style that would put the fuze panel on the inner fender like todays trucks. I am rebiulding a 1979 blazer 2wd. thanks

 

Newer vehicles have fuse panels both in the engine compartment and in the passenger compartment.
I don't think you really want to move the whole fuse block away fro where it is. The reason is you will be adding distance from the block to the accessories. Not a big deal but the block is powered at 12V and as you increase the wire length you will experience loss.

Secondly the engine compartment is not a friendly place for electrical items like ATC fuses blocks. The fuse block in the engine compartment is mainly for high amp relays and power components related to modern engines, not for anything inside the passenger compartment.

 

I disagree WITH a caveat.

If there's one thing that frustrates GM owners over the years, it's the quality of the wiring. Only times my brothers asked me to help them with their chevy's it's wiring problems that come and go at will.
- One even sold his 2005 over a problem with door circuits. Which didnt surprise me much because I'd had similar problems way back in the late eighties with a 79 Regal. I ended up fixing every single window and door lock wire termination and half the engine wire harness esp the HEI wiring

And the bottom line is whether or not the aftermarket harnesses are an improvement on the original. Painless has a pretty good reputation.

Make sure the harness does everything you need it to do and has a quality look and feel about it. Amazing how much you can tell just by that.

But as to moving it.. I dont see any good reason to do that unless it is boxed/covered same as the later model underhood blocks

Is this the one you are looking at?

http://www.painlessperformance.com/w...rchField=10205

If so, looks good to me. I dont mean the price but if it makes your life easier to not chase down badly made or butchered connections, it's well worth it.

 

Smokes Batman! That's an expensive wiring kit! Be easier to buy a new truck for that price!

That is a deep install, many hours of tedious wiring but when you're done you shouldn't have any problems!

 

Custom wire harnesses are brutally expensive.