Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: StandOnIt]
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10/10/08 12:04 AM
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383man
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One thing to think about. If you put the battery in the trunk without the master cutoff and take it to the track at all, it will not pass tech inspection. Not even for street test and tune.
Wanna bet ?? Ron
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: 383man]
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10/10/08 01:35 AM
10/10/08 01:35 AM
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HealthServices
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The track safety guys are funny. Sometimes they can be a hardazz and other times they are ok. The ones I've seen never had a check off list so it is easy to forget to look for something. Rules state if you have a gas tank in the trunk you have to have a metal firewall between the trunk and the passenger compartment. They never asked me about it but gave me a hard time about the centercaps being on the wheels. If they see a familar car at the track they tend to just wave you on esp if they think someone checked you once before.
Allen
Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first.
Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: dave571]
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10/10/08 08:19 AM
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Mr.Yuck
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It does depend on the track.
At our local track there is absolutely no way they would let you run with a batt in the trunk, and no master shutoff.
Ditto, Ron where do you race? Capitol, 75/80 and M/D all check for an on-off switch if the battery is in the trunk
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
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10/12/08 01:38 AM
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383man
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It does depend on the track.
At our local track there is absolutely no way they would let you run with a batt in the trunk, and no master shutoff.
Ditto, Ron where do you race? Capitol, 75/80 and M/D all check for an on-off switch if the battery is in the trunk
I have run at Cecil and Mason Dixon. In fact this pic is from Mason Dixon and the tech guy never checked much of anything on my 63. I had the hood up and he came over and said...........is that a 426 ??? I said why yes it is and he said well then 426 is your car # today and thats about it. Ron
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: 383man]
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10/12/08 05:17 PM
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Mark at MAD Electrical http://www.madelectrical.com/ has a kit that will help you with all the cables and pieces you need to hook it up right.
2003 Bristol Dragway Sportsman Champion
2016 Bristol Dragway Power Hour Champion
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: tpabayflyer]
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10/14/08 02:56 AM
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Instead of using a Ford starter relay , which has no neutral safety terminal, use a Jeep relay . It looks like a Ford relay but it has an extra terminal for the neutral switch . You can get it at NAPA , Echlin # ST-83 . As far as the starter shorting out, run a strap across the terminals on the starter , then run a cable to the ST-83 . This way the starter cable is only "hot" when the starter is engaged . I run this setup on my '65 Belvedere .
'65 Belvedere II - 446-Indy,727 transbrake,Dana 4.56
'38 Plymouth 4Dr - 408SixPack, A518, Dana60 4:10
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Re: Moving battery to trunk.. how to connect the cables
[Re: Pentastar440]
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10/22/08 08:13 AM
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Red383
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As far as the starter shorting out, run a strap across the terminals on the starter , then run a cable to the ST-83 . This way the starter cable is only "hot" when the starter is engaged.
I run this setup on my '65 Belvedere .
I read somewhere that it wasn't a good idea to "run a strap across the terminals on the starter" I can't remember why they said not to though.
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