[BoxerFanatic]

Thanks for the PM, I sent a reply. Sorry, it is pretty lengthy.

I think I was over-thinking the project a little bit, and I keep coming back to your plan. It is a well developed plan, and it makes even more sense when elbow-deep in the engine bay, than just reading it here on the screen.

The two things not immediately clear, are how to connect a 4 AWG wire to the alternator's small terminal... most 4 AWG terminals are bigger than that, and as you mentioned, won't fully seat inside the collar around the terminal.

And how you chose to fix your fuse holder to the side of the main fuse box enclosure. That position is as ideal as it gets in that neighborhood... but how it stays there, in your case, isn't as abundantly clear.


And thanks, Gamesy, for the info on the stock wires. I thought the starter leads looked different sizes, but I am glad to know that the actual conductors are the same gauge, and to know that they are both 4 AWG. I am only considering re-terminating the stock wires at their battery ends, because they are looking a little worse for wear and a bit frayed there, but they do work as is. Not fixing what isn't broken is something I am trying to keep in mind.