rmchrgr
Skate And Destroy
I have been agonizing over where to put a trunk-mounted battery disconnect switch that gets actuated by a remote lever. Previously, the switch was under the rear bumper on a piece of angle bolted to the rear frame but I switched exhaust and it can't live there anymore.
I'd like for it to be inside the trunk now but that obviously requires a remote lever to actuate the switch from outside the car. Theoretically, the disconnect switch is supposed to be close to the battery. In my Duster the best place seems to be to the right of the spare tire well which is also about 18" forward from the rear panel.
Basically what this comes down to is whether I want to drill a 3/8" hole under the tail lamp in the lovely, virgin rear panel of my Duster for the lever to go through and attach to the switch or not. This is not a dedicated race car so I'd have to live with the hole there when the switch was not in use.
Alternately, there is a small opening in the bumper above the top right corner of the license plate that could be used to poke the lever though. Problem with that is it's towards the center of the car and I'd have to figure out how to get the lever solidly over to the switch on the right side. I suppose I can make something or bend some tubing but that seems less than ideal.
I know there are levers that can be actuated from the driver's seat but AFAIK, the track safety crew needs to be able to shut the car off easily from outside and if the driver is not able to in the event of a crash then that's bad.
There's also super expensive electronic push button types in use now but at least in my mind that type would still would require drilling a hole somewhere to mount the switch and get the wires through.
Anybody have pics of how they installed a remote battery disconnect lever in a '70-'72 Duster?
Thanks,
Greg
I'd like for it to be inside the trunk now but that obviously requires a remote lever to actuate the switch from outside the car. Theoretically, the disconnect switch is supposed to be close to the battery. In my Duster the best place seems to be to the right of the spare tire well which is also about 18" forward from the rear panel.
Basically what this comes down to is whether I want to drill a 3/8" hole under the tail lamp in the lovely, virgin rear panel of my Duster for the lever to go through and attach to the switch or not. This is not a dedicated race car so I'd have to live with the hole there when the switch was not in use.
Alternately, there is a small opening in the bumper above the top right corner of the license plate that could be used to poke the lever though. Problem with that is it's towards the center of the car and I'd have to figure out how to get the lever solidly over to the switch on the right side. I suppose I can make something or bend some tubing but that seems less than ideal.
I know there are levers that can be actuated from the driver's seat but AFAIK, the track safety crew needs to be able to shut the car off easily from outside and if the driver is not able to in the event of a crash then that's bad.
There's also super expensive electronic push button types in use now but at least in my mind that type would still would require drilling a hole somewhere to mount the switch and get the wires through.
Anybody have pics of how they installed a remote battery disconnect lever in a '70-'72 Duster?
Thanks,
Greg