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Old 05-20-2019, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by x33rs View Post
I seem to remember NHRA didn't implement the cutoff switch rule right away when batteries were relocated. I think that rule came later. So in my eyes I'm thinking like Bentley and would tend to believe it's not technically a "day 2" mod. More like a late 70's mod out of necessity if you want to hit the track with a battery in the trunk.

I'd bet someone here remembers when that rule was implemented.
We ran our GTO up through 1974 without a battery cutoff switch (still doesn't have one).

The car was delivered new with the battery already mounted in the truck (the battery was sitting on a re-purposed production battery tray).

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