DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2000, Message #146

All,
    It seems by all the e-mails I'm getting about my fuse box conversion
that I need to publish, coach, and/or install a few more. A '90 or newer
Nissan box will work. They (Nissan) were good about using the same box for
all their cars, some had all the terminals hooked up some did not. Getting
the terminals out soldering the and reinstalling the terminal in the block
is where it gets difficult, but not impossible! I'm going to my local junk
jard later this week to see what I can find, last time I was there I cleaned
them out of fuse boxes, but you never know how many of them have been
trashed lately! If anyone knows or can send me the fuse box I'd be happy to
convert it. Unfortunatlly  the wiring diagrams have only been a strong
suggestion as to what really is going on down there! I also made up a couple
of brackets out of nylon blocks to angle the box so it can be seen easily
and insulate it from the frame.
    So if your interested in this conversion let me know if you have access
to a Nissan fuse box,  a wiring diagram, your car number, and if you are
electrically inclined or not. It's not a job for rank amatures but I'll walk
you through it. I'll see what I can find as far as fuse boxes and prep as
many as I can find. I'll try to help out as many as I can. If someone wants
to a "tech session" I'd be more than happy to participate.
Bob T.
#3952

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gray <jimgray@starcomm.net>
To: Bob Timma <cen29018@CENTURYINTER.NET>
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: Blade Fuses


>I've been wanting to do the same thing and have been searching the net for
>what I thought would work.  Do you have any pictures you could post for us
>to see?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Timma" <cen29018@CENTURYINTER.NET>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <detomaso@realbig.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Blade Fuses
>
>
>> Gary,
>>      Scouring the local junk yards I found  that a Nissan fuse box would
>> work. I tried about six different ones until I came across this one. It
>has
>> 20 slots, two rows of ten. I added the male connectors on the back and
>> plotted out what combinenation works. So far I must say it is flawless
and
>> resolved my electrical glitches that i struggled with last year. Is it
>easy
>> to do? Yes the installation is, converting the box and mapping out the
box
>> is time consuming. I've done three so far and all have gone very smooth,
>two
>> pre-L's and one L. I've mounted it on an angle so you can see the fuses,
>and
>> had my wife (the graphic designer in the house) make up a label and it
>looks
>> great. Any other questions I'll be happy to answer or walk you through
the
>> process, just e-mail me after Sunday 'cause I'm leaving for Carlisle PA.
>in
>> a few.
>> Bob T.
>> #3952
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gary herrig <herrig@hotmail.com>
>> To: cen29018@CENTURYINTER.NET <cen29018@CENTURYINTER.NET>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 11:22 PM
>> Subject: Blade Fuses
>>
>>
>> >Hi Bob,
>> >  I saw you letter about overheating on the Forum. It looks like
everyone
>> >gave you the same advice I was going to give you. One thing that caght
my
>> >eye was that you converted to a blade type fuse box. I've wanted to do
>that
>> >for a long time but nobody has a fuse box that will work on a Pantera.
>> Where
>> >did you get yours and was it hard to put in?
>> >
>> >           Gary Herrig
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