The PowerBraid wire wrap kit...
The PowerBraid wire wrap kit from Painless Performance includes all of the basic pieces necessary to get the most of a classic Mustang clad in wire wrap. PowerBraid is also available in individual 1/8-, 1/4-, 3/8-, 1/2-, and 1-inch sizes to custom tailor your wire wrap job.
Painless Performance offers enthusiasts a wide variety of electrical system options, ranging from entire electrical systems to supplementary add-ons like fuse boxes, circuit breakers, and junction blocks. You can also look to Painless for starters and alternators, fuel injection harnesses, and cool PowerBraid wire wrap, a great-looking antichafe wire protection system designed to both protect wiring and enhance your Mustang's underhood appearance. We decided to order a couple of PowerBraid wire wrap kits for a '66 Mustang project car and Project Reclaim at Mustangs Plus.
Each PowerBraid wire wrap kit includes 10 feet of 1/8-inch wrap, 60 feet of 1/4-inch, 30 feet of 1/2-inch, six feet of 1-inch, heat shrink tubing, 140 cable ties, and a roll of stretch and seal tape. A single kit enables you to outfit one Mustang engine compartment. Two kits will allow you to do an entire car if you're prudent about how you use the components.
Because PowerBraid is heat resistant and durable, it stands up to just about anything. Wiring and hoses tuck neatly inside. And thanks to a 25-percent edge overlap along a lateral split, PowerBraid will not work loose no matter how much you try to stuff in there. You can use your Mustang's plastic wire retention loops, nylon clamps, and even twist ties to secure wiring wrapped in PowerBraid.
Rolls of stretch tape, as...
Rolls of stretch tape, as used in aircraft, are available in the kit and separately.
Here's 3/8-inch PowerBraid...
Here's 3/8-inch PowerBraid wrapped around a stock Mustang wiring harness. Wrap it around your Mustang's reproduction wiring harness for long life. PowerBraid resists heat, ozone, oil, and fuel.
To install PowerBraid, open...
To install PowerBraid, open the lateral sleeve with your thumb and feed the wiring inside. PowerBraid automatically wraps around wiring and hoses, protecting them from heat, vibration, and chemicals. Once wrapped, it looks terrific.
Factory wire loom holders...
Factory wire loom holders wrap around PowerBraid nicely.
Flexible stretch and seal...
Flexible stretch and seal tape wraps around transitions like this where wire emerges.
Check out PowerBraid on Project...
Check out PowerBraid on Project Reclaim. Richard Bramlett of The Restomod Shop has gone to great efforts to streamline electrics via Painless Performance products. This is the starter solenoid and main fuse package. Richard has used heat shrink at all connections along with PowerBraid along the loom.
Passageways like this are...
Passageways like this are perfect places for PowerBraid. Between PowerBraid and Ford's plastic escutcheon, chafing doesn't happen.
PowerBraid works very well...
PowerBraid works very well behind the dashboard because it virtually eliminates all chaffing. When wiring is exposed like this, it is vulnerable to chaffing and short circuits.
Heater hoses can be wrapped...
Heater hoses can be wrapped in PowerBraid for the same reasons we wrap wiring. Chaffing can cause burst hoses and breakdowns.