Well, got some stuff accomplished.
I have the battery box mounted (more or less) where it is going. I had to go buy some bolts to mount it, the hardware that came with it wasn't long enough since I don't have it on a flat surface. And of course I went a little short on the length of the bolts. Need a couple of 1.5 inchers. But it will be much more solid than what the instructions I found online showed how to do it. Oh, and before any says anything, the box is NHRA legal for no divider between it and the passenger compartment.
I will be keeping the metal part of the fold down seat. It will be the lid for the new battery compartment and the storage area on the other side. I have already figured out how to raise it up so it sits above the battery box. Just another thing that will have to wait until I get some spending money is all.
It should look just like the fold down seat is folded. From outside no-one will be able to tell any difference, I hope. Well, you guys probably would be able to.
I also got the engine compartment harness unwrapped. I really wish I didn't need to do that, but I have to move some wires from the passenger side to the driver's side, namely the passenger headlight. I am going to be using relays, already got them (part of the Leman's leftovers), and if I didn't move the wires it would take 4 relays instead of just 2. It'll look cleaner once I am done. Going to route all the passenger side light wires from the driver's side, and run them along the top of the radiator support like most cars I have worked on have been run. Or, I could be really different and run them all on the passenger side.
But since they come out of the firewall on the driver's side I think I will stick with that.
The starter solenoid is attached to the battery box, I don't want a large live cable running from where the battery will be up front. Means I am going to have to extend the wires that go to the solenoid, but that isn't a biggie.
Still thinking about where to mount the new fuse box. My brain isn't doing too well. I hadn't thought that mounting it on the glove box door would require sheet metal screws, or else having bolts sticking out the front of the door.
I might use a piece of sheet metal and mount it inside the glove box area, removing the glove box itself.
This new Bussmann box is small enough to fit in the engine compartment, but it isn't the type for that really. Besides, I really want it out of sight. If I do put it in the glove box on a panel, I will likely put a battery kill switch on that panel as a theft deterrent. IF I route the cable so that I could do that. I have plenty of cable, I forgot I actually have 2 trunk mount kits, the second one is one of the cheaper ones with the plastic marine style box. But it came with lots of cable.
I suppose break time is over, need to get back out there.
Thanks,
Russ