battery disconnect??

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  1. darren

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    Any ideas on this one. I want to install a battery disconnect but not sure on location. Battery is in front. Dont want to do the race thing a put it through the rear panel and move the battery. Was thinking through the inner fender into the wheel well.
     
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    Is the disconnect for security reasons? Or long term storage? Or for safety?
     
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    Painless Performance has some remote disconnect setups.
     
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    You can put a small switch in line with the ignition wire so that it has to be on to start the car, if that's what you have in mind.:)
     
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    Mainly for safety. Being a tech I dont trust 36 year old wiring. If something happens why I'm with the car I have the extinguisher. It doesnt sit with the batt. connected.
    I had the horn wiring short under the horn button on a piece of junk aftermarket wheel that came in the car. Luckily I was sitting in the car and ripped the horn button off. Scared the crap out of me. Could have lost all that work and money. Thought I could use a disconnect on the ground cable.
     
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    Thats what is on the car now but I dont want to keep opening the hood.
     
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    For safety, I guess you could go with your original idea and put a disconnect in the fender well, or under the right front of the car. A disconnect on the ground cable should work just fine. Do you want this master switch to shut the engine off also? Or if there is a problem, are you pretty sure you can shut the car off gracefully with the ignition switch...
     
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    Thanx Dave gotta good laugh out of that one.
    You must have had a better appraiser than I did. I have a different guy lined up for next year when the car is closer to finished.
     
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    OK I see what you are getting at. I think I'm OK to shut the car down if I had to. My big concern is when I'm not with the car. I'm going to look into the remote disconnects but I think I'm leaning to the switch in the fender well.
     
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    Just remember that the switch has to be made to disconnect (and carry) the load from the battery to the starter - I don't want anyone putting a toggle switch on the negative battery cable and burning their car to the ground.

    (insurance is NEVER enough!
     
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    Good point. Didnt mean to mislead anyone. The switch I am talking about is designed for this and carries the high amperage. A number of manufacturers out there with different load ratings. Some are NHRA approved and have a 4 terminal switch to also disable the ALt. field.
    I think I'll go with the inner fender mounting. Doesnt see any bad weather so the location should be OK.
     
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    Water??? What Water??? It doesnt drive in the rain. That gets it dirty.:):)
     
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