The wiring and final assembly are largely intertwined. In our case, we partially wired and reassembled everything at the workshop, took some of it apart, moved it to our game room and then reassembled and wired the rest of it. For the sake of simplicity, I am going to explain it as one process in its final location.

The components of the car were reassembled as described in previous steps after the car was painted leaving off the hood, side MDF panel and bumper cover for now. The wiring for the computer is pretty straightforward. A surge protector was installed behind the seat in the computer pan. An extension cord and HDMI cable were run under the armrest and along the transmission tunnel to the monitor. A second HDMI cable was run to the audio receiver / amplifier. The cables for the USB, USB C and 3.5mm audio jack were also run to the back and plugged into the computer. The area under the armrest and along the transmission tunnel serves as the main wiring conduit and is concealed under the lip of the interior side panel. (fig. 61)

The basic wiring of the system outside the computer and components is done much like a 12-volt automotive wiring system. It utilizes a 12-volt, 20-amp power supply, a 12-way fuse box and a 6-way fuse relay block. 

The first function of the system is to illuminate the dome light, taillights and license plate light when the door is opened by way of the factory door jamb switch. Along with this, we installed a push button on / off switch in the original dashboard headlight switch location to turn the dome light on and off independently when the key switch is on. One more detail we added, just for fun, was the momentary wireless transmitter switch to turn on the taillights, dome light and license plate light when pressed (fig. 62)

When the key is turned to the first position in the ignition switch, the gauges are powered on and illuminated, the audio receiver amplifier is powered up, the fan switches are powered on and illuminated, and the LEDs in the speakers, mouse pad, and exterior gill are illuminated. When the key is turned all the way to the start position, just like when you start a car, the actuator pushes the power button on the computer to start it and the monitor wakes up via the HDMI connection. 

Everything is put together according to Wiring Diagram 1

Once all the components were in place, we put them in the computer in the computer pan and connected all the components. We placed the hood on its rests, bolted on the MDF side panel and secured the rear bumper cover with the threaded knobs. 

Conclusion:

My son and I had a lot of fun building this and are having a lot of fun playing it along with his friends, my daughter, and her friends. It was a very rewarding project, particularly to see my son coming up with ideas and solving problems. This is a project I think we both are very proud of, and I wouldn’t trade the experience for a new Corvette.