Trunk mount battery questions

[Norm Peterson]

I ran mine inside, and used the cable space under the sill cover plate for part of the run. I'd have to go look if you want any more detail, as it's been about a dozen years since I did the job.

Outside the passenger compartment on that side is where my EFI supply and return lines live (my return line used to be the OE carb fuel line). No way was I going to put potentially arc-welding levels of current anywhere near them. I'm not sure where the fuel line on the early Mustang runs, and my daughter's crash-damaged '66 coupe is buried a little too deep in storage to get at/under very easily, but just the possibility of road debris reaching up and snagging a sag in the cable doesn't sound like something that's headed for a good end result.

Years ago, my son had a "performance shop" do a trunk mount battery installation for him - and the morons actually ziptied the battery+ cable TO THE FUEL LINE!!! Didn't stay that way long at all, and I've been a bit sensitive about battery cables and fuel lines ever since.


Thanks, deuce. I'm the original owner, and it's been an ongoing project ever since driving it home 30 years ago this past February. I'll list its current status as "semi-retired" (a 2008 Mustang GT is the new DD). Maybe I need to pull it apart and go through it one more time . . .
For some unknown reason I'm not getting notices of reply to topic, so I apologize for being a bit slow to acknowledge the compliment.


Norm

[65 347]

Norm
Thanks for the help, I found plenty of space under the sill plate cover.
Mike