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Title: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: probird on January 31, 2016, 08:32:45 PM

Hello Fedders!
Progress is coming along good. I'm waiting for my welder to get back from up north. In the mean time I'm trying to figure out routing of the wiring and cables. When I received my car, the wiring and cables were run beside the midplate. can I do this again?
One main power for the cab compartment, power shutoff cable, coil wires to the dist., throttle cable and a few small wires for relays in front.
Thanks
Barry

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: rooman on February 01, 2016, 04:58:33 AM

Baz,
      I is a little difficult to do in a retrofit situation but I put sleeves in the motor uprights for cables, electrical. fire bottle lines.

Roo

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: wideopen231 on February 01, 2016, 05:14:22 AM

I did mine as Rooman stated.I did not do enough and had to add more.Step drill and 90* drill are your friends here.Problem is not so much welding them in as drilling them,I used 3/4" tubing to allow room for multiple wires in one and for cables.

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: probird on February 01, 2016, 06:33:02 AM

Ok. Looks like I'll go pick up a step drill today.
Thanks guys!

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: grapro on February 01, 2016, 08:29:39 AM

Barry
I have lots of step drills

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: rooman on February 01, 2016, 09:40:16 AM

Actually a set of Blair Rotabroach cutters works best for me if I am forced to do it in place. That does restrict you to 3/4" with the basic and most readily available kit.

Roo

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: ricardo1967 on February 01, 2016, 10:09:56 AM

Could you guys share some pictures?

This is an area begging for improvement in my FED.

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: George on February 01, 2016, 11:18:26 AM

http://www.neilparks.com/chassis/tubing.htm

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: probird on February 01, 2016, 11:23:34 AM

Canadian tire had a set on sale. will put 2 3/4 inch ones in each side.

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: masracingtd1167 on February 01, 2016, 11:24:22 AM

Here is a picture of mine

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: ricardo1967 on February 01, 2016, 03:05:42 PM

Thanks for the picture Bill. That's exactly what I have in mind with mine.

PS.: You have a very well setup car!

Title: Re: wires etc from driver to front
Post by: Van on February 01, 2016, 06:20:31 PM

 I recently added one on each side of my Dragster, but I used Airframe oval tubing (strut tube) I can stack 3 cables easily on each side. This looked to be an easy way to get the job done with less drilling & welding and gets everything through in one place down low. I drilled the starter hole and used a die grinder to shape the hole to the tubing.