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Old 07-06-2009, 10:27 AM
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Im lookin at the Taylor kits but wanted to see what most people have had luck with. and how they mounted it on the passenger side.
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I used the Moroso NHRA approved box. Welded a plate to create a shelf where the spare tire well is, The stock cargo panel still fits over it, and hides it.
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I had a couple round bars welded in the t top well to make a plate, and used a moroso box as well. Nice piece, light, legal, and the battery isn't sitting in a metal box that it could short out on, something that never sat well with me.
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You make a very good point abot the metal box, to bad i already bought one, lol
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When yall wired it up, Im gonna use 1 gauge from battery to switch and then up to the engine bay. There im gonna use some sort of distribution block to break it into 2 wires (dont know what gauge) but one to starter and one to the fuse box. Now could I just run straight to the starter and then come off the starter to the fuse box? Or do I have to use a distribution box? Also the wire from the alternator back to the switch what size fuse do most run?
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ttt about the wiring
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I ran mine as 1 gauge to the starter then linked over to the fuse block from the starter with a 4 gauge IIRC. Also I think I used that same 4 to run from the alternator back.

I am using a summit metal box inside the spare tire wheel. and I just put a peice of a 4x4 under the box and ran my bolts though the box and the 4x4 works great and isn't moving anywhere.
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you need a cut off switch to be nhra legal for the track
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Thanks for the info guys, I have a switch on the way that im gonna mount on the tailpanel




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