Battery cable routing

[cwylie]

Is this a good place or am I going to run into issues. Just want to check before a bolt them down.

[rickpaw]

That's how I ran my cables too. So far no issues.

Tu

[cwylie]

You just use cushion clamps to mount them?

[randy]

instead of going thru the backseat I'm going to go towards the fender. Use a grommet to pass thru the area where the rear side window is and ill place the battery in the passenger rear

[rickpaw]

Originally Posted by cwylie

You just use cushion clamps to mount them?

Yes.

[GregWeld]

Remember that stuff vibrates -- thus RUBS -- constantly while the car is in motion. On a Yacht - you must anchor wires every 6 inches... I pretty much use the same rule when doing automotive. The LAST thing you need is a hidden cable shorting out.

IF there is any metal near the piece (hot wires) I wrap the hot with extra abrasion protection. I also never just pass hot wires thru a body with or without a grommet. I use bulkhead fittings like the ones shown in picture.

Also -- not sure why you're running a ground cable like that. The body and chassis are "ground" --- so you could have saved yourself a lot of cable by just running the ground from the battery to a good spot (clean metal with star washers or a good welded stud) as close to the battery as you can (making it all look good and having some flexibility to move the battery with still being hooked up etc.

I then add a short piece of ground between the motor and chassis.... remembering that this needs to be able to handle 200+ amps... If you don't think you have a good enough contact between body and chassis - you can also add a short ground strap between the body and chassis.