[GlennCMC70]

i need to start the wiring part of my CMC car build. the only factory wiring thats gonna be used is the engine harness.
i guess when wiring a car, the first place to start is the battery and go from there. when wiring in a master cut-off switch, is it as simple a putting it inline w/ the positive battery lead? i think the alternator feed needs to be on the battery side of the disconect switch, right? i also plan to put the PCM BAT lead there also.
one thing i keep seeing reference to is something to protect the alternator when this switch is flipped. what needs to be done here?
tell me what you know on this please.

[trackbird]

i'll be putting in a fod solinoid later. right now i'm more concerened w/ killing parts (as in broken) when the switch is flipped. something to do w/ a voltage spike?

I don't think disconnecting a battery from a running alt. is the best thing in the world. The old ones could go as high as 70 volts (old, old, stuff). I don't know how fast the regulator would catch this one. It may not be "good" for the computer and all. I'm thinking that the ford solenoid is the right way and the only safe way to set it up (there may be others, it's getting late and I drove all night last night). I don't think you can do a quickie job to fix later on this one. I may be wrong.