Where to find a good crimper ?

[laraa at sympatico.ca]

Hi people of infinite knowledge,

 

The same guy that bought the 914 also have a 1976 Lotus Elite, and this car
is now in my driveway. I know, I know, he has strange tastes. Since both
cars will need some rewiring, I'm looking to buy a professional-quality wire
crimper, with the appropriate crimps. Anyone has a lead to such a device for
an amateur like me ? 

 

Another solution would be shrink-tubes over soldering. I saw back in the day
some tubes with a product inside that solder wires when one heat from
outside. It was in a workshop manual at Renault, where there was a need to
maintain a very high conductivity when repairing a broken wire. The main
reason was those cars were multiplexed, and low-voltage twisted-pair looms
were need for communication between ECUs. The heat gun was a specific
device, with a deflector to protect the other wires. Very clever stuff.

 

So, what are my best, cost-effective solution to repair the two old-timers ?

 

Louis-Alain

PS : the guy that owns the cars used to have a built Quattro (AAN engine,
034EFI) that is now somewhere in Oregon. His fleet of older cars spawned
from the sell. Could he miss the high-maintenance nature of the urQ ?