Battery cable and tunnel bracket

[Steve L.]

Why is this tunnel bracket made with the cut out shown on the wrong side for the battery cable. When I redid mine I had to triple check that I had the cable on the proper side.

It almost looks like at some point the cable ran on the other side and a change was made without modifying the bracket.

Now the cable runs on the sharp bracket edges,,, seems odd.

I suspect that the tooling for this bracket is very expensive and couldn't be modified easily. This would also explain why no one reproduces this bracket.


<a href="http://s801.photobucket.com/albums/y...ent=tunnel.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...hyn/tunnel.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

(my appologies to CF for lifting this photo)

[Edward J.]

Re: Battery cable and tunnel bracket

Steve my 72 is the same way. and noted the cable was almost against the tunnel bracket.

[Steve L.]

Re: Battery cable and tunnel bracket

No one seems to worry about sharp sheared edges right up against the positive battery wire and no fuse for protection.

I had to take my bracket off to fix up some minor rust and replate. So when I put it back, I thought I had it backwards. Made me triple check the AIM.

Was the cable ever on the other side for earlier yrs?