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Underhood clutter to super cool cage!!!!

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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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Underhood clutter to super cool cage!!!!

I am sick of the clutter under the hood. i am embarrassed about the rats nest and i want to finally clean up my act.

Underhood Choas list:
- V8 conversion, sbc, th350, AAto toyota t-case.
- shock harness with dead ends and splices everywhere!
- yellowtop, soon to be two for winch, might relocate to rear
- big radiator
- fan relays


plans:

i want to american auto wire the entire truck and get rid of the stock harnesses i don't need.

i want easy access to maintnance on the motor.

pictures would help!!

Does anyone know the name of the tool that drills out the spot welds on the fire wall??

i need a few under hood cage ideas so i can still run fenders and grill.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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i dont know if it could be done,,, but why no wire tuck it?
basically you extend and hide all the wiring thru the fenders or chassis, leaves the engine bay clutterless and easy to clean / access.

maybe even relocating the battery would be possible.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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I think its called a spot weld drill bit, at least thats what I asked for when I was looking for mine.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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hey i saw your front end rebuild, how was it??. i want to pull my clip to make the motor install easier.!!
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 03:59 AM
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It was a big PITA. I definitely wouldn't do it if it wasn't completely necessary.
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