I just got my car back from the painter"s ('61 Bugeye)...I am reinstalling all the lights,etc. Re-hooked up the tailights, rear turn-lights and license plate light. I did not connect the front harness to the rear. I thought I'd try out the lights I had installed and turned the ignition on and activated the left and right rear turn signals (they both worked)...however, I immediately smelled cooking wires and saw smoke coming from both the rear harness near the gas tank filler tube and on the firewall near the rubber grommet. I unhooked the battery and surveyed the damage...I'd fried the insulation off the (ends only) of all the red "hot lead" wires (4 wires).
What happened? What have I done wrong? Thanks, Steve G