Putting Together a Fuse/Relay Panel For The Racecar

If you are considering wiring a racecar from scratch you definitely want to put one of these together. thanks for watching.
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[@JovanMichaels]

I wasn't happy with the way the power cables from the circuit breaker to the starter solenoid and starter solenoid to the fuse box turned out. so I ordered some more flexible cable and I will be redoing those two sections of cable.

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

I Am Looking To Do This For My K Swapped 69 C10. This Is Now Saved In My "K-Swap" Folder.

[@jordanquanstrom3598]

“I learned a lot making it” put a smile on my face. Thank you for this, you got a subscribers

[@JovanMichaels]

love to hear that man. welcome to the channel 🤘🏼

[@genobaxter6329]

Thisthis is one of the best explained videos.thanks dude

[@JovanMichaels]

Glad it helped!

[@aeck9474]

I’ve watched like a dozen videos about doing this, at least. Yours? Seriously? The very best one I’ve seen so far. Great simple explanations and clean smart install with the routing wires underneath and using simple and widely available solid and affordable parts and 12” solenoid leads instead of those short 6”ers. No measuring, but still turned out pretty good and clean. Appreciate it!

[@JovanMichaels]

Glad you liked it! Happy it helped 🤘🏼

[@aaronlenamond8303]

Looking awesome and a very clean job. Almost clean as fresh batch of laundry.

[@JovanMichaels]

Lol shit, I forgot to take that out of the dryer.... brb

[@wilby8284]

Thanks for the video. You made that look easy.

[@JovanMichaels]

yessir.. glad you found it helpful 🤘🏼

[@Azburnout]

Yo this video helps a bunch! Love the positivity and vibes, you gained a sub. I'm wiring up a panel for my 94 Camaro.

[@JovanMichaels]

hell yeah man! im glad you found it helpful 🤘🏼

[@DaBadNewz]

Good shit! Gonna try making one of for my bass build, thanks for the inspiration

[@JovanMichaels]

hell yeah man ! 🤘🏼

[@SnowMenShow]

Looks Good! Nice work.

[@JovanMichaels]

thank you sir ! 🤘🏼

[@pcmcobra]

Love your attitude bro. Keep it up.

[@JovanMichaels]

i appreciate the support my dude🤘🏼

[@jorgemejia2403]

Keep up the good work bro I like that that's something that I would do to my Foxbody down the road

[@JovanMichaels]

Hell yeah man!! 🤘🏼

[@melvis2017]

Great video thanks allot for sharing with us all the job. Appreciate 👍🙏

[@JovanMichaels]

no worries man, glad you found it helpful

[@JMC8415]

One suggestion for your next panel is to not use the color insulated terminals. Get the bare ones and shrink wrap them instead.

[@rockycoleman898]

Great video!

[@JovanMichaels]

thanks buddy

[@jklololol9691]

Awesome video man

[@JovanMichaels]

thanks buddy🤘🏼

[@lichi0728]

Awesome video, I been wanting to do this for the accessories on my Baja bug. I feel confident now

[@JovanMichaels]

wiring is confusing at first.. but you got it man, once you start messing with everything it starts to make more sense

[@lichi0728]

@@JovanMichaels thanks for the support, is there a way i can message you? i have a few questions

[@JovanMichaels]

Ig: @jovanmichaels

[@baylymiley]

I use to solder a lot of my car wiring, I got away from it since it technically creates a nasty break point, and usually chars wires around it, can't control where the solder wicks, and there is a chance if that wire overheats the solder lets go. For battery type lugs heavy gauge wire I use a 10 ton crimper, there are others as well that are easier to use maybe mine is overkill. I also switch to U Shape Open barrel crimps for most of my connectors. I have probably close to $500 in crimping pliers now. Great work.

[@JovanMichaels]

hell yeah man.. majority of the wiring on the car is just crimped because i read the same thing about soldering… and money spent on specialty tools is money well spent 🤘🏼

[@BAHRacingTeam]

I could definitely use your help. Every wire in my 89 fox was destroyed. I yanked it all out and plan to rewire.

[@JovanMichaels]

yeah man its super intimidating at first but just like everything else once you dive in it all starts to make more sense

[@Gfunkbus76]

Have you connected this up yet? Not sure the fuse block and relays are setup right. The ground from the relay should not go to the fuse box. You need to have the power from your battery going to the fuse panel, then feeds the relays. The grounds need to go to a ground terminal block or something. The relay should be; 30 - power from fuse panel 87 - load out to terminal strip 85 - typically ground 86 - power to the relay coil for the switch Maybe I missed it in the video.

[@Gfunkbus76]

Also, looks like your starter solenoid is being bypassed? It's definitely not feeding the panel, your panel is essentially off the breaker - which is fine I think, depending on your goals. Thanks for the content!

[@JovanMichaels]

this particular fuse box has a ground and a positive post.. to my understanding power to the positive post feeds the relays and grounding the ground post on the fuse box grounds the relays... power from the battery is going through the circuit breaker to the starter solenoid.. then from that same post on the starter solenoid to the fuse box.. I’m pretty sure it’s good to go.. but then again I’m no electrician lol we’ll find out shortly

[@Gfunkbus76]

@@JovanMichaels My bad bro! ... I assumed I knew how the fusebox worked, so used to seeing the power in --> power out boxes ... Makes more sense now to me lol... I'm on like, version 4 of my custom fusebox ..... so I'm hardly speaking from any real electrical expertise either lol. Sub'd and will monitor your progress! My project is a '76 VW Westfalia, so hardly a racecar lol... yours looks like it'll be a screamer!

[@JovanMichaels]

no worries man.. like I said I’m not very good when it comes to wiring, it’s confusing... but i think I got it right.. I’ll check the panel with something like the fans before I connect everything to it but yeah man I appreciate you checking out the channel... and good luck with your build dude 🤘🏼

[@sergiopacheco3180]

@@Gfunkbus76 Had to double check it, threw me off too!

[@DaveLittle-bv6tx]

Well thought through and properly put together circuits, BUT you refer to use of starter solenoid to power up fuse block. Starter solenoids supply intermittent, rather than continuous power necessary to keep your cars relayed switch systems operating.. You either need to use continuous duty 12v. 100 amp solenoid, or if you are using the cars starter solenoid, as power distribution point, fuse the fuse block, after the solenoid stud. Starting the engine, with a fused battery to starter solenoid cable may be aggravating.. Good luck Dave

[@damnitdang]

Are you using the starter seloniod to trigger the starter also? It seems like a relay panel wouldn't need it. Adm just a breaker will work

[@curtiscolgate1204]

The through holes in the ABS need bushings. This is a race car and those edges will be sharp. They were not even reamed. Also, there probably should’ve been more room between the fuse block and the relay banks/terminal blocks.

[@octanemayhem2686]

Came out clean. I want to do mine and eliminate the harness. But idk about a few things... obd plug, cluster, ect... ?

[@JovanMichaels]

yeah idk i went to a aftermarket ecu and a digital cluster display.. so everything just works together

[@n02stang91]

How would i incorporate my mini starter to this?? That would allow me to dispose of my factory solenoid correct?

[@jerrykinsey2220]

I am doing one of these for my race car. It does not currently have a fuse box or any wiring. I am wondering how are you powering the switch itself? I understand that once the trigger is flipped, it will send power to trigger the relay, relay will trigger whatever it controls... Power to the switch (s)? By the way your panel looks awesome and just what I need. I am not an electrician or anything, so help me with some insider info.

[@JovanMichaels]

i have one 10ga wire coming off of the same side of the solenoid that the battery cable is on.. that wire has a fusible link on the end .. and then i also put a inline fuse just to be safe. so that wire provides the power to the switch panel. Hope that helps

[@jaimeramirez4364]

I think the way you connected the solenoid doesn’t correlate to your description. As of right now the solenoid while still being on the circuit, it doesn’t do anything on it since the wire to the fuse box is on the same pole as the cable coming from the breaker. If this is intended and you just want the solenoid there to later on connect the starter, that’s find. If you want the solenoid to control the fuse box, you would need to connect it on the other pole as well as connecting a switch to the smaller pole of the solenoid.

[@JovanMichaels]

hey lol the solenoid is only for the starter… once the panel was installed into the car I connected the starter cable and ign switch 🤘🏼

[@lawoke2037]

Hey brother wondering do you put fuse in or just run it like a panel thanks in advance

[@JovanMichaels]

yeah i put fuses in the little fuse box. 🤘🏼

[@2460speedy]

Are grounds connected to the positive terminals? I would have a separate busbar for grounds.

[@JovanMichaels]

no the grounds have their own post

[@2460speedy]

It looks like you have the grounds attached to the power busbar?

[@SilverZepp]

Is this doable without the starter solenoid what is its purpose?

[@JovanMichaels]

starter solenoid is like a relay for the starter ..

[@FM-ec9ov]

Better to use the bare connectors and get spools of heat shrink

[@keerge5003]

Looks good but wiring definitely wrong the panel was a good idea but your fuse box either needs to be ground to ground if your ground switching or power to power for most accessories and everything else your about to blow your box

[@SKULLBASHER-mp8pr]

I built one something like this to run my rock lights underglow and some led light strups in the bed of my truck but for some reason my lights flicker and right now there unusable anyone have any ideas

[@trent12363]

10:05 birds goin off

[@JovanMichaels]

yea lol I didn’t even realize that till I was editing.... sounded wild

[@MrDumass2]

It would have helped - If you gave the Relay # 30 - 87 - 85 - 86 - 87a - - instead of saying "power - ground - switch -

[@daledog16]

My ocd kills me you should’ve use a ruler and tape to mark the relays they appear to go at an angle up to the right side

[@tracyshrable4224]

What screw size?

[@JovanMichaels]

like to hold everything down? Idk i just had a random little screw set i got on amazon or advanced i think

[@67cudaksa34]

what car is this going on?

[@JovanMichaels]

fox body

[@joshnelmarrerovalcarcel3638]

Do ya got a video using it?

[@joshnelmarrerovalcarcel3638]

Or putting it

[@JovanMichaels]

i mean the car runs off it .. so any videos after this one where the car is running, its running off that panel

[@joshnelmarrerovalcarcel3638]

Yeah I know but since I’m new I wanted to know how you put it on, where in the car you installed it, turning on the switches and things like that

[@joshnelmarrerovalcarcel3638]

@@JovanMichaels also thanks for the reply

[@JovanMichaels]

i installed it behind the glove compartment.. and wired it to a switch panel. dont have a video showing that in depth tho. google helps alot.. its pretty simple once you start doing it, good luck🤘🏼

[@k-laus9435]

Sorry bud I’m not understanding what the silinoid is doin. Being u have the power on the same terminal in and out.

[@JovanMichaels]

the starter cable goes to the other stud on the solenoid… when you turn key power jumps over and cranks over the starter.

[@Texnokip]

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[@anonymousperson4363]

I hate to burst your bubble, but the way you have the solenoid connected, it gets bypassed.