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Author Moving battery to the boot! Adam D get in here! :P
deanmcreynolds26
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30th Jan 05 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Alright folks! so basically what is involved in this then??

would this cause a problem with battery charge?

any hints tips?! ive heard of people doing this before but cant find anything

cheers


[Edited on 30-01-2005 by deanmcreynolds26]
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30th Jan 05 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u2u adam d he has dun it
deanmcreynolds26
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30th Jan 05 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
adam-d get in here
Corsa Sport Gav
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deanmcreynolds26
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so basically a long possy cable to the boot and find a good earth as well??
Corsa Sport Gav
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30th Jan 05 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yer id say soo, but check wit him in case it goes bang
X 60RSA
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30th Jan 05 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No problems in starting your car with the battery in the boot? I thought the longer wire would cause a loss in power at the other end, maybe very minimal i dont know?
Adam-D
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30th Jan 05 at 19:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take the batterey out
unbolt your battery tray "if rusted to fuck get a new one"

get a good earth wire and bolt it to the car chasis remove all paint and bolt down

go to halfords and get a pos and neg terminal "i got earth wire from there to"

bolt batterey tray to the boot floor i put it in wheel well "removed spare wheel bracket"

then i got the power wire from
http://www.autoeurope.co.uk/

he even fitted the end bits on

run that down the car cut off the pos terminal and join together i cut half the terminal off and used the bolt and hole them taped up and out of way.

the neg terninal i just taped up out of the way

then connect it all up

any holes in boot floor to bolt the baterey tray down i waxoiled afterwards to stop it from rusting
Will94
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30th Jan 05 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah i agree with Adam-D. Sounds spot on
Jus use some beefy powerful cable for the positive feed to minimise any voltage drop, i'd say at least 4AWG
and-m
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30th Jan 05 at 23:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont forget the inline fuse near the battery.
Adam-D
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when i phoned the guy up from auto europe told him what i needed it for and he sent the correct type of cable.

spose demon tweeks would do the same aswell
TOMAS
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Would have to be a hell of a fuse as starter needs 100A + when cranking, a breaker would be better IMO. What about fusing/breaking the other end (engine bay) between altenator and battery...
Stu_22
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31st Jan 05 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How many metres did you get and need Adam?
Siberia
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31st Jan 05 at 14:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what do you wanna move it though?
TOMAS
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Better weight distribution I guess, I might have to do this soon as my battery tray is snapping off

 
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