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Old 05-06-08, 02:53 PM
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My battery relocation :(

well i finally finshed it today. truthfully im not that happy how it came out. what do u guys think?











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o oh finally i would have ran wire under like me ; )
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yea haha. not the cable that bothers me too much, its manily the battery box. i dont like the way it came out. guess its gonna stay closed and away from peopes eyes haha
Old 05-06-08, 03:29 PM
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which kit did you go with?
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i ended up buying parts from diiferent places. got the welders cable, and cable lugs from home depot, battery box, circuit breakers, and batery terminals from autozone.
Old 05-07-08, 12:32 AM
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Where's the battery tied down to?
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the box is bolted down with 4 bolts.. then ima use the strap that is provided with the battery box and wrap it underneath box then over.
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welders cable?
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It's a type of cable that has more strands than conventional battery cable, making them more flexible.
Old 05-10-08, 03:00 AM
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good enough right? it does the trick.
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use particle board at the top of the batt. carpet it and place your breaker and other fuses on it. ive seen some nice installs this way. still looks good though, the board just hides more stuff.
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yea thats a good idea. i followed RETed write up, which is great btw. but he was doing it with not using the rear bins in his. my box looks like its not straight but i guess it will do.

where can i get a particle board?
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You can get it at your local home improvement store like Lowe's, Home Depot, OSH, ACE, etc.
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Looks good...
The only thing I would change is try to get those terminal / post covers for all the + connections - like the ones at the circuit breakers.
You want to keep + connections are covered as possible to prevent shorts.
You can get these things at Del City or almost any electronics parts shop.

Yeah, the battery box is not a nice fit, but for $10 can you really complain?
If you want something that fits well, you either gotta go custom or search for something else...
I haven't found anything else that fit well for cheap.
I mean the box works well enough and for the price it's hard to beat.


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yea thanx RETed i appreciate it. now that u remind i gotta find some covers for them
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These are what I'm talking about...
http://www.delcity.net/delcity/servl...id=1033&page=1
Cheap!


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Del City has some sweet ****!
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i thought about using pieces of angle iron (plated) and bolting them to the body so the batt. fits snug in the iron. using the battey tie down hooks from your local parts store then cover it with particle board. not the cheapest way but it might get the look you want? you can always use wshers or something between the ody and angle iron to "level" so the batt sits flush...

here is what im talking about...
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...0&postcount=17

his 2ND to last pic. turned out clean!!
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