Re: Fuse box, dash restoration questions

["Dennis Bernth" <scoutdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thomas-
Mine was also easily accessible- it had the flat fuses aimed 'down' at the
floor, it actually only was below the bottom of the dash the distance of the
blocks which were surface-mounted on the old bracket. The power strips you
refer to aren't the same as what I used- these are actual modular fuse
blocks, set up for four circuits each, and made so that additional blocks
will slide in and mate with the others to make one larger block (kind of
like Legos). The regular power strips (or buss bars) are great for
grounding, a buddy of mine has one on the back of his fiberglass bodied
Scout II and has no ground problems whatsoever. He did it much as you
describe, except IIRC he used a large buss bar directly off the battery
negative terminal, and ran his various body and chassis grounds off of that,
using the smaller buss bar in the rear to handle lights, gas tank sender,
etc.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas R. Elliott Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@domain.elided>
To: "Dennis Bernth" <scoutdude@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Cc: <dbongo@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Fuse box, dash restoration questions


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Bernth" <scoutdude@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc@domain.elided>
> Cc: <dbongo@domain.elided>
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Fuse box, dash restoration questions
>
>
> <snip>
> > ...I was able to use the original Scout II mounting bracket
> > (the old fuse block unscrews from it) and by using a couple of new
screws,
> I
> > was able to put the new fuse blocks in the same spot under the dash, and
> use
> > the same attachment points to the dash.
>
> ---Good job Dennis. When I installed my new fuse panel, I was stumped with
> where to mount it. It is mounted next to the clutch pedal now and angled
> downward nicely, making it easily accessible, using a `90 Chitvy C20 motor
> mount bracket for a 350. I* actually found a good use for a Chevy part!
;-)
>
> ---Those power strips that you are talking about is what I needed to add
to
> my ground wire circuit. Mounting one in the back and running a 10 gauge
wire
> from that to the starter mounting bolt would have completed my rear
grounds,
> but I just went with a bolt in the frame and all grounds tapped into that
> (with a 10g wire running through the frame rail to the front).
>
>
> ---Thank you,
> -T.R.E.Jr.
> -`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
> -`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
> -`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
> -`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)