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Trunk mounted battery

From 1981 Ford LTD “TractionLTD”, documented by police351.

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1981 Ford LTD - The car has a convenient factory hole to run wires to the trunk. The factory trunk lighting wires run through here with no grommet so my ba… 1981 Ford LTD - Flexible conduit run. This is all behind the rear seat and behind various panels and whatnot. It's invisible once the interior is in. 1981 Ford LTD - Joining the flexible conduit to the battery box. I used a special bulkhead fitting. Should be nice and airtight once it's all said and done. 1981 Ford LTD - Battery box vent. Hose plastic epoxied into the 90 degree bulkhead fitting and into the trunk sheet metal. 1981 Ford LTD - The former battery location is full of air filter. Running the two cables through the conduit was not easy; it took a lot of lube but it wo… 1981 Ford LTD - Pile of parts ready to install. 1981 Ford LTD - Flexible conduit running down channel by doors. Well protected. 1981 Ford LTD - Conduit coming out in engine compartment. Came up through a factory hole. 1981 Ford LTD - Vent tube. Epoxied into the fitting and to the floor. No movement, no leaks. 1981 Ford LTD - Crimp fitting, solder to cover the open end, marine heat shrink to seal and act as strain relief. That's how I do it at least.