33 Coupe Engine Install 33        10/21/03

The starter ended up so close to the headers that I was afraid that the heat would melt the wires so I had to come up with a solution.
 

 

 

What I did was cut a small piece of aluminum that was 1" X 3 1/2" X 1/8" and drilled two 5/16" holes in it. Then I bent it like the shape you see below. The bent piece will be used to move the wires out of the way of the headers. This worked just fine so I made one out of copper. As you know copper is a much better conductor than aluminum. I marked some lines on my new piece, placed it in my vise and bent it with a soft faced hammer.
 

 

 

After bending it, I gave it a radius on one end (the one that will show) and sanded it for a good contact.
 

 

 

This is what it looks like all finished and installed. The new extended piece adds some much needed clearance and gets those wires out of the way of the headers. I wish all the projects were this easy.
 

 

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