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Posted: Sep/25/2018 at 11:32pm

I hope your socket spacers are Snap-On - otherwise people will think you are cheap. ;-)

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Posted: Sep/30/2018 at 9:30am

pwrslide wrote:

With that much amperage you will want to consider running power to a new fuse panel to run the hi current draw accesories. I am running the same style 10si (100 amp) internal regulated. I ran a #6 wire to the relay and then to a Painless wiring junction block which feeds the 10 circuit underdash Painless fuse block and also the factory feed to the original fuse panel. The junction block makes it nice as I ran out of room on the relay post as you can see as the Robb MC starter feed needs to be on the hot side of the relay

My solution to this was to install a bank of fused relays in the engine bay picking up power from the battery feed side of the starter relay, the alternator charge wire also connects here. Keeps everything fairly accessible, which is probably a good thing for a race car.

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Posted: Mar/05/2019 at 5:46pm

I dont know how your stem mount for the alternator has held up, but I tried the same thing with my '70 Boss 302. Long Grade 8 bolt with a spacer cut to hold it out into the belt plane with the adjuster underneath. Halfway thru a lap the bolt snapped at the block, the alt still wrapped around the belt tried to rip the adjuster bracket off and finally bounced out the bottom just low enough to catch the road. Then I ran over it with the oil pan. What a racket! Fab a new 'Z' type or whatever to help take that load of the bolt. the adjuster now matter how hard you tighten it, doesnt do much for ya.