Power Distribution & Firewall Forward Wiring (12)

 12 hours

It's finally time to start running wires!  I will post a full electrical diagram and list of components later, because I'm still kind of figuring some of it out as I go.  For now, I'm working on getting all the wires finalized forward of the firewall, as well as any wires that need to penetrate the firewall.

I bought all my wires and terminals from https://bandc.com/ .  They seem to be cheaper than Aircraft Spruce on most of the electrical stuff.  I also bought a few new tools for this project:

Wire stripper for small wires:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q8SHGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Terminal crimper: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WMB61J5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
D-sub crimper: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WRJATU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Crimper for big wires: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E1UUVT0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Flush Cutter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GTMZHG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  (nothing special about it but it's nice to have a small one that's not beat up)

Anyway this is hard to show in pictures but so far I've gotten pretty much all the firewall-forward stuff connected, as well as all the switches on the left side of the panel.  That's pretty much everything highlighted on this work-in-progress wiring diagram:

There's still lots to do, including all of the Garmin stuff and the lighting and other assorted things on the main bus!!