55.2-59 1958 Saab story

[dsraven]

since the box floor is raised over the frame there is a big void under the front of the box. thats where my battery lives. wired to the fuse box under the hood like usual and with remote booster lugs under the hood. just use large enough cable for the amp draw of the starter with that length of cable run.
I thought about moving the fuse box into the cab behind the seat but it fits under the hood and it's waaaay less wiring to leave it there. people looking under the hood don't expect to see a big open area like the stock truck would have had. my truck is not going to be a show piece, it's gonna be my daily driver if I ever get it done, so ease of access is higher on the list than looking real open.
got any new progress pics are are you done and driving already, lol.

[gottattooz]

Yes I finished it and sold it yesterday. Just kidding.

I looked at fast Chevy's build and realized that both of you are building 55-57 trucks with single headlights. That means your fenders are narrower with wider hoods. The more aggressive angle of the top of the fender is what's pushing my fuse panel. The picture posted is the approximate path of the fender lip to the core support. On a 55-57, it wouldn't even be an issue. So that's what I'm working on figuring out today.

[dsraven]

I assume that since there will need to be a ledge to mount the fender along that string line, and that ledge would likely be welded to the stock saab bodywork that is outboard from there, that you wouldn't really wanna mount stuff in that void outboard of the fender mount. It would make things hard to work on. Is it possible to turn the fuse box a little to line up with the fender mount line? Mount the battery somewhere else or possibly in that void behind the headlights but accessed from the wheel opening?