[DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?

[Julian Kift]

Ken,

What you want is a step stud with thread A different than thread B. These should available at your better hardware stores like Ace or McMaster, but  sounds like you want quite a difference in A & B diameters.

Here's one option;

http://www.mttusa.net/id46.htm

It shouldn't be hard to fab something up, easiest solution would be two hex bolts back to back and weld the heads together.

Julian

> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:35:09 -0800
> From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com; bobfluty at att.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a	battery ground?
> 
> Guys,
>  
>     I appreciate the suggestions, but what I really want it a smaller threaded stud on the inside.  I know I can just buy a short stud and sandwich the bulkhead between a couple nut, but then I have to use BIG ring terminals on the all the ground wires.  I just thought it would be cleaner to be able to use small ring terminals.
>  
>     If I can't get what I want, I'll just make something.  I think this would provide a really good ground point since the battery ground cable will be attached to the opposite end.
>  
> ken
> 
> From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?
> 
> You can buy a piece of threaded copper rod,  few flat washers, nuts and
> maybe some rubber washers (just to keep it from squeaking) and make it
> fairly easily.
> 
> Michael
> On Feb 19, 2012 4:27 PM, "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to find a stud, lug, or whatever that I can run through the front
> > bulkhead for the battery ground cable, but also as a new ground for all the
> > ground wires under the dash.  I can think of a stud with a shoulder near
> > the center and one large threaded end for the battery cable and a smaller
> > opposite threaded end to leave exposed under the dash for the ground wires.
> >
> > Does anyone know of something like this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > ken
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