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Old 06-12-2009, 02:34 PM   #1169 (permalink)
bennelson
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Originally Posted by Planecrazy View Post
The fact that there are sweeping needles to quickly look at.....
EXACTLY! I am a big fan of many things analog!

Also, for anyone who has concerns about about my conduit setup, I took a photo for you.




It's hard to tell exactly (because of the angle of the photo) but the battery box (flat rectangular part) is about an inch higher than the floor of the car. The end of the conduit runs into the battery box just up a bit from the bottom of it.

The conduit is higher than the original exhaust pipe, higher than the:front bumper, transmission, sway bar, motor, and floor pan, and protected from the sides by the floor plan.

Also, it is likely that the entire car underside will eventually have a full bellypan as well.

I caulked around the conduit to prevent any water from being able to get into the battery box.
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