stormydart
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Should the positive wire going to the front be fused. Also should the one wire alternator wire going back to the battery cut off be fused also. Thanks
Well if you are not planning on taking the car to the drag strip, then just extend the existing wires as is. I am not a real fan of battery in the trunk.
I ran #2 battery cable from the right rear of the trunk to a mopar relay, (TRIED A FORD, IT GAVE UP EARLY) . The mopar relay is located where the heater motor was, (but that`s a diff. story), 10 gauge wire to the single wire 130 amp alternator under the motor plate where the fuel pump used to be. Original cable going down to the starter from the relay. No fuses, no cut offs, no breakers. Everything is installed to not short out or give any problems. There is more ways to skin a cat ! SIMPLE IS BETTER FOR ME.If you make the runs longer you MUST upsize the wire carrying that energy. Otherwise voltage drop becomes an issue.
There are many ways to do a trunk battery set up. NHRA legal and other methods. Pick one, size wire correctly with protection and go with it.
ThanksI ran #2 battery cable from the right rear of the trunk to a mopar relay, (TRIED A FORD, IT GAVE UP EARLY) . The mopar relay is located where the heater motor was, (but that`s a diff. story), 10 gauge wire to the single wire 130 amp alternator under the motor plate where the fuel pump used to be. Original cable going down to the starter from the relay. No fuses, no cut offs, no breakers. Everything is installed to not short out or give any problems. There is more ways to skin a cat ! SIMPLE IS BETTER FOR ME.
oops, SORRY, no voltage reg., or ballast resistor. Total rewire.I run a ford starter solenoid in the trunk for the starter. Alt output back to the battery on 60 amp CB. You can use a single pole cutoff switch if you add a bosch relay to the voltage reg ign feed. Use ign switch to control relay and battery feed for relay power.
I run a ford starter solenoid in the trunk for the starter. Alt output back to the battery on 60 amp CB. You can use a single pole cutoff switch if you add a bosch relay to the voltage reg ign feed. Use ign switch to control relay and battery feed for relay power.