[DeTomaso] Cable Routing for a dropped battery

[Mike & Elizabeth]

LOL - I was wondering when somebody would call me on that. . .   It sounds ludicrous to me as well.  Thanks Julian 😊

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 6:30 PM
To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
Cc: Detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Routing for a dropped battery

A lot of the aftermarket drop battery boxes I have sen are a stainless steel enclosed box, but that is overkill IMO and doesn’t provide anywhere for heat to dissipate. 

My factory drop battery box on the GT5 is nothing more than a cradle, open front and back with a plate that covers the hole. As discussed in another thread the battery negative connects directly to the dash ground post, so you want to retain a connection to that or relocate to exit below the front trunk (I cannot bring myself to call it anything else and have visions of James Brown getting up and driving his frunk!)

Julian

> On Sep 20, 2020, at 12:10, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    As part of the resto of 6328 I will be having doing a dropped battery
>   box in the frunk.  What is the collective wisdom for routing of the
>   battery cables when you do this?  I'd like to have all of the cables
>   concealed so likely have to relocate the frame ground stud from the
>   back of the frunk where it is behind the battery now.
> 
> 
>   What have those who have dropped done?
> 
> 
>   Thanks
> 
>   Mike Thomas
> 
>   Panteras Northwest
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