Kimnach's 1988 IROC-Z
Audio
& Carputer power wiring
The power distribution uses #4 wire--both hot and return--from the
battery back to the spare wheel well area. A 100Amp manually
resettable breaker is installed near the battery.
To get the wires into the passenger compartment, I removed the
passenger side kick panel and drilled two holes to receive the
grommets. The #4 wires were routed along the fender in the engine
compartment, down into the wheel well behind the plastic splash guard,
and into through the grommets. From there, the wires just run
along the door sill, up the rear pillar, and into the rear wheel well.
(Carpet and interior plastic trim was removed, of course.)
Initially I twisted the wire (three twists per linear foot;
however, because of the one-inch height at some points, I decided to
untwist and see if there are inductive/noise issues when the system is
up and running.)
In the wheel well I have a fused-distribution block, which accomodates
grounds also.
Power is distributed from here to the Amp/Capacitor, which are also
located in the wheel well, and to the carputer and audio equipment in
the T-top storage area. There is a secondary distribution block
located there.
The carputer and its battery are fed 12V via a Powerstream
PST-DC-UPS-1212-10A.
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