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Old 09-08-2008, 12:45 PM
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Who's put theirs in the back, and how did you do it..post pics if you want.

I'm looking into doing this here soon..
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buy a battery tray (got mine from summit for $38), power wire, ground wires. i kept my stock cables in place so i can move the battery back if i need to. i just attached a power wire to the stock positive cable with a nut/bolt, and ran the wire to the trunk where the battery now is. i attached a ground cable to the negative cable up front, and grounded it to the frame (engine ground). i grounded the battery in the back to the frame. thats pretty much the idea. if you want, you can make some kind of cover to hide the wires up front.









its a great mod to do tho with weight off the front, and looks so much better w/ the open space.

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Looks sharp.. very nice.
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its prob the cheapest way to go about it as well. but theres so many people on here that would prob called it ghetto or rigged. thing is, it saved me coin and the car starts perfectly every time. the mess is completely covered up
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I'm working on mine tomorrow..the only thing I could find was 6ga Wire in an Amp Kit to run from the back to the front. I'm mounting the Battery more in the center, pretty much on the right side of the Trunk area.
I'll post pics..
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mine is 4 ga power wire. grounds are 4 ga welding wire.
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damn good job !
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yours looks badass kyle
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Using the same battery tray as Kyle. Can't beat the price.

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i like how you welded a bracket and bolted it to the car, wish i wouldve done that, i just welded mine straight to it! but that is the cheapest battery tray i could find that is sturdy and not made of plastic or somethin cheap
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i like the overflow tank back there keep that **** off the tires.
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i do too....never seen that done!
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Here's the start..
Did the wiring under the Hood. I used some 6ga Wire from an Amp Kit. It's got an In-line Fuse, I'm going to put a 100A Fuse in it when I'm done. This actually comes in handy too..I don't have to disconnect the Battery to do work, just pop out the Fuse..

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Hello, we offer a battery relocation mount for your vehicle. Its the mount only no wiring is included.
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can yall beat the $38 shipped that sumit offers? its a nice lookin piece but no one is really gonna see it!!!
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doesnt the battery need to be in a sealed box?
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nah......your battery up front isnt in a sealed box is it? some track rules may require it but its safe in the open
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Kyle, Very nice job! Looks clean as can be up front there

Carlos; Dude, you got great ideas. Catch can in the rear....That's friggin great! I woulda never thought of that and it looks like it was a pretty easy setup. Does it work well? I may just have to throw that one in on both of our cars as well. How's that saying go....Immitation is the sincerest form of flatery
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is it a catch can or overflow?
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If you relocate the battery to the rear of the car. The battery needs to be a dry cell type or if you use a wet cell battery you will need to make a panel to seal the rear compartment off from the drivers area.
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