Have any of your builds utilized the fuel tank pass thru as a route for the infinity cable, powertrain wiring etc? I'm at this juncture and am contemplating the best procedure. Thanks
Dan, my car is a track car so it does not have a interior to speak of. I have been running the car for two years now so I know that this approach works. I have added several different wires and sets of wires to both sides. I have proposed this solution as a concept. The basic idea is to run conduit down the sidepods so that wires can be added without taking everything apart over and over. The entrance and exit points would be different depending on how the car is constructed.
This may be more useful for a street car than mine as a matter of fact. My car has a very limited electrical system. The more you have the more it may need to serviced or modified later. Having everything buried in the sidepods and being unable to get to it later without pulling the car apart would be a nightmare on a car with a expensive paintjob and an extensive custom interior. It has to be made to work on and that means being able to change parts without taking the whole car apart including the wiring harness. Ask yourself how you are going to repair a harness it if it burns up? I just pull mine out, rewire it, and pull it back in.
Rich, I use a heavy gauge wire and push it through, tape the new wire on the end, and pull it back. I have pulled 4 - 14 gauge wires at a time with out any trouble. A steel electricians snake could be used, but its only 5 feet long and I don't have one.
That's my 2c's for what it is worth.