Im currently going to be putting my battery in the trunk of my 69 mach1 and was going to use a terminal block I found from a company but they no longer sell them. What should I do to get some power for running accessories like relays and suck without running multible wires from the trunk? I was also gonna put one under the dash for power for gauges and such.
where to get power under the hood?
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downwardspiral
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What kind of terminal block are you looking for? I sell little terminals at work(pretty much a bolt with a plastic casing) for under $10. You run the positive cable from the battery to the terminal and all the wires that were on the positive go to that.
NY-67stang
Member
I struggled with the same issue. I needed power for the MSD box, the choke, the distributor, the Vacuum pump, my headlight relays, etc so I out in one of these.
Painless Wiring 70207 - Painless Performance Cirkit Boss Auxiliary Fuse Blocks - Overview - SummitRacing.com
Some of the circuits are switched like the choke and some are constant like headlights.
Painless Wiring 70207 - Painless Performance Cirkit Boss Auxiliary Fuse Blocks - Overview - SummitRacing.com
Some of the circuits are switched like the choke and some are constant like headlights.
Hack
15 Year Member
That's ok, you just need a nice big low resistance cable from the battery to the terminal - no matter what you choose.
You can have several wires connected to the starter solenoid, but yes it does look bad and can potentially cause problems down the road. I have never had any problems from doing this though.
I would get a distribution block and hook it up to the solenoid and hook everything else up to it.
I would get a distribution block and hook it up to the solenoid and hook everything else up to it.
