I'm mounting my fuse panel under the horizontal panel of the scuttle, as it gives it some protection from the weather.
I built a steel box, and riveted it to the underside of the scuttle panel, with appropriate holes for the various wire trunks to pass through. It makes for a nice, clean installation and keeps the wiring all hidden, but it is necessary to grommet the box where the wire groups exit to help keep water & crud out. Short of driving it underwater or during a major thunderstorm, I'm confident my solution will do that adequately.
The reason for placing the box where it is was that there was zero space left behind the dashboard, and having it sit up on top of the scuttle panel was likely to be...messy. So, I wanted to hide it, and that space under the scuttle (above the bell housing) was an available void.
I made a hinged panel access door in the horizontal cover panel, with an "push finger down, here, to open" tab, and the door stays closed (and rattle-free) with a pair of magnetic catches & rubber bits between the door & latches. The magnetic latches are visible in the "door open" pic, at the end of the door nearest the vertical scuttle panel.
There are a couple of holes in the bottom of the steel box, with 1/4-20 captured nuts welded to the underside of the box. Once the panel's sitting in the box, a pair of 1/4-20 bolts (through the provided EZ panel's mounting holes) secure the panel in the box.
If it helps, here are a few pics:
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fuse paenl cover door small.jpg
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Fuse panel box open small.jpg
This is a pic of the steel box itself, looking forward up the transmission tunnel. You can see the grommet for the tail group wire bundle.
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fuse panel box rear small.jpg
Here's a closeup of the underside of the door, showing the operation of the "insert finger here" lift. Hand-shaped aluminum, and a piece of cast-off spring-tempered metal banding (left over from bundles of roof shingles) as the closer.
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fuse panel door lift 6 small.jpg
It was quite a bit of work to do all this, but I think it's worth it. Makes for a nice, clean installation & largely hidden wiring, yet the fuse panel will be very easy to access.
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