Mil-Spec Bulkhead Connector

[Mkelcy]

I'm wiring "No Name," my 1968 Camaro project car, and need to pass about 22 wires from the passenger compartment into the engine bay. None of the wires will be carrying more than 0.1 amps, most much less than that.

I found and purchased the Painless bulkhead connector, but realized that it's going to be REALLY ugly:



You can't heat shrink or otherwise hide the epic fail that is the retention comb (the white thing) because the retention bolt is dead center in the comb and this thing will be visible in my engine compartment.

Surfing the web, I've found 22 conductor Mil Spec connectors that look like they'd have the level of funtionality, servicability and no-frills appearance that I'm looking for. However, in trying to use any of the sites (Digi-Key, Mouser) that list these connectors to see what I might be able to do, I'm totally lost.

What I'd like to do is a bulkhead recepticle on a plate that I'll fashion to cover the hole where the old fuse block was, and then I'd like to use a right angle connector to direct the cable out to the driver's side of the car so I can run it to the radiator core support between the fender and the inner fender well. The connector I want is like this:



I'll be mounting the front ISIS power cell on the core support, along with some other items. I think this could be a pretty functional setup, but I don't want to order $200 or so worth of connectors that won't work.

My questions are: (1) what can I order that can be assembled by careful soldering, or crimping with Delphi type crimpers? (2) can I do anything for strain relief on the back of the panel mounted recepticle? and (3) What haven't I thought of?

In short, is there anyone out there familiar with Mil-Spec connectors who can advise me on what I need to order?