I've been in touch with a possible vendor for the ignition resistance wire now for about two months, and finally got a quote today. I was led to believe the costs would be about $0.25/foot, including the fiber wrapped outer insulation. The minimum purchase is 500 feet of wire, and the cost was $2.58/foot, or nearly $1300. Another application is the bypass resistor for the alternator light circuit, and that line has different resistance values, so I was trying to get a wire to handle both applications. The wire would not be concours correct, as a pink color is not a standard insulation color. I finally threw in the towel, and I'm pursuing another vendor whose pricing structure is 5000' (yes, a mile!), or $500, whichever is greater.
Damn. This stuff is hard to find, is not carried on the shelf at all, and must be custom made to order. And now you can begin to understand why reproduction underdash harnesses are so expensive.
Damn. This stuff is hard to find, is not carried on the shelf at all, and must be custom made to order. And now you can begin to understand why reproduction underdash harnesses are so expensive.