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Part 12: Rules Are Rules - Valiant Gets NHRA Legal

1967 Plymouth Valiant Terminal Wiring Underside View
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Terminal Wiring Underside View
According to the wiring diagram supplied by Moroso, you need to buy at least an 8-gauge wire--length determined by car length--and run a small jumper wire from one of the main switch terminals to one of the small terminals on the switch. The other small terminal on the switch has another section of the 8-gauge wire connected to it and then up to the alternator.
1967 Plymouth Valiant Terminal Wiring Underside View
We found this didn't kill... 
   
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Terminal Wiring Underside View
We found this didn't kill the power on our application. Instead, we ran one length of 8-gauge wire from a small terminal on the switch to the front of the car and hooked it into the switched wire that feeds the alternator. We then ran a second length of wire from the other small post on the switch back up to the alternator.
1967 Plymouth Valiant Ground Wire Rear Mounting View
As long as you have a good... 
   
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Ground Wire Rear Mounting View
As long as you have a good ground from the engine to the body, you canrun a ground wire from the battery to the body. We chose to mount oursto the spring shackle box at the rear. We then painted it to keep itfrom corroding.
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The supplied J-bolts in the... 
   
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The supplied J-bolts in the battery relocation kit are not legal forNHRA racing. We took a couple pieces of 3/8-inch threaded rod and weldednuts to one end of each. We then brought them through the floor and thebattery box.
1967 Plymouth Valiant Hold Down Studs Trunk Interior View
Before we slid the box over... 
   
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Hold Down Studs Trunk Interior View
Before we slid the box over the battery hold-down studs, we put nuts onthe interior side of the threaded rod to hold them in place. Use acouple of wide washers on both sides of the floor to help distribute theholding power. There are strap indents on the bottom of the battery boxin which the stud and nut assemblies fit, allowing it to sit flat on thetrunk floor.
1967 Plymouth Valiant Battery Box Trunk Interior View
At this point, we slid the... 
   
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Battery Box Trunk Interior View
At this point, we slid the battery box over the threaded rods andinstalled the battery. We used a piece of 1/8x2-inch flat steel and cutit long enough to span the width of the Optima battery. Cinch down thenuts on top of the hold-down strap.
1967 Plymouth Valiant Switch Trunk Interior View
Don't forget to identify the... 
   
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1967 Plymouth Valiant Switch Trunk Interior View
Don't forget to identify the switch.
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Remember we said wiring the... 
   
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Remember we said wiring the switch per the orginal wiring diagram didn't work on our application? Plan A is the factory diagram,
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...and Plan B is the way we... 
   
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...and Plan B is the way we did it in order to get the engine to shut off when we hit the switch.

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