note to whoever makes their own connector harness: you'll probably want to dremel a little bit of pin material off so the pins actually lock into the toyota connector housings. I noticed theres about 60-70 thou too much material on the top portion of the pin to lock in place. ummm i'll reply with a badly drawn diagram.

http://gallery.y8s.com/d/17114-1/cop_pin_mod.gif

ta da.

that's good to know. only two of mine pulled out ever....so I filled the connector with blue siliconed from behind and used super glue. Never had a real problem with them. Also helped make it more weatherproof.

I still have plenty of these pins leftover! like 366 to be exact.

Ben you have a PM....

If Loki is getting one of these plates, I'd be happy to check if they fit on the 323 gtx valve cover once its in chi-town.

Now that I have garage space, I don't mind taking stuff apart and confirming things.

PM me your address/phone # and I can drop it off when I get it.

thanks for the heads up Matt. nice illustration. i plan to add some silicone or glue to keep them in place too.

the clips will hold them fine. there's a lockdown plate that prevents the tangs from lifting up. You can seal it with silly cone though.

shit. i better get on this.

actually the cover will be in Bruce's hands Sunday.

m@ I'm sure the lock tab will hold the pins in fine. But since I'm making stuff to send out, I want it to be bulletproof. I was planning on wrapping some electrical tape around the wiring at the connector and filling with epoxy. that would not only bond everything in place, but would also create a weather seal. and also if one wire got pulled, it would spread the load across all 4. kind of a ghetto strain relief.

paul, no rush dude. I have several 1.6 harness to make. thanks though.

i'd be in for a 1.8 hold down bracket, but my mounting tabs are a little different then the one you have, mine are straight up from the connector, braineak, has a picture of it in his how2

I'd be interested in a mounting plate for the 1.8 COPs.. once I can get a set of coils scrounged up. Still working on that one.

Uhm, I might add that I'm not running a Miata cam cover, but it should fit all the same between miata and 323/Protoge/Escort covers I would think.

i wouldn't guarantee that. my miata's valve cover is nowhere near close to an early 1.8 and the COPs dont fit in my holes.

Hmm.. so maybe I should fight one battle at a time and get the coils rounded up and installed before I worry about a mounting solution.. Gotta do something cause right now my factory coil packs are just laying ontop of my intake manifold / injector cluster ****. :mad: I was more thinking the same along the lines of room for the mounting plate to go. I actually own all of those covers, the escort, 323/protoge, and more than one 1.8/1.6 miata covers.. If anyone wants some photos or measurements.