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Oct 30, 2005 | 09:27 AM

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Battery Relocation Pics

Posted this in the External Engine forum but thought I'd post it here too since I did it mainly as an Appearance Mod:

Here are some pics of the hatch end of my battery relocation. Used an Optima Red Top, AFCO battery tray(same as BMR only $60.00 cheaper from Summitt) , 2/0 Gauge Positive Wire(probably overkill but wanted to be safe) and 2 gauge ground wire, and 200 Amp inline Type T fuse.

Here's an overall shot of the setup:

Here's a shot of the 200 Amp fuse:

Here's a shot of the 2/0 gauge + wire. This is a big *** wire at 5/8" diameter:

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Oct 30, 2005 | 09:57 AM

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wow, that looks sweet. very simple and clean. i am eventually going to have to get around to doing that (hate the look of the optima under the hood).

Oct 30, 2005 | 11:57 AM

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Pretty simple install. Hardest part was routing the 2/0 gauge wire under the carpet where the passenger seat mount is. Otherwise routing was pretty easy because even though the wire is huge, it's still pretty flexible.

Oct 30, 2005 | 03:54 PM

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I put my battery on the left side so that I could keep my spare tire. I used number 1 cable to run to the front. Tray was $10 @ NAPA

The block now has a lexan cover. This bolts in stock bat. tray.

more relocation info.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/388581-battery-relocation.html

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Oct 30, 2005 | 04:05 PM

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looks nice,(from the other thread) do you have to use a dist. block at the front? or can you just make the wires long enough so that entire area is clear?

Oct 30, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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looks nice,(from the other thread) do you have to use a dist. block at the front? or can you just make the wires long enough so that entire area is clear?

Brandon,

There probably a lot of different ways of dealing with the front connections.
You could make the wires long enough, but I think that would require cutting the stock battery terminals off and splicing the wires together. I didn't do that in case I ever wanted to go back to stock, it would be very easy. Plus with the dist. block I can jump the car from the front if needed. And last but not least, I am making a cover for that area where you won't see the dist. block at all, so nothing ugly to look at. I'll post some pics when done.

By the way, I MAY have enough brass block left over if anyone wants to do this, I can send their way for a nominal fee