Re: Battery Relocation

From: Gary Bower (gwbower@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Dec 22 2001 - 02:32:06 EST


Have you got picture of this installation? What sid you use to attach it to
the frame?
gwbower@hotmail.com
"Jayson Woodruff" <woodrufj@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3C2430FE.3D1DC41B@yahoo.com...
> I put an Optima on it's side on a cross beam under the drivers side rear
seat
> (ClubCab). It just barely squeezes in there, but works majically. I got
real
> lucky, the top and bottom ridges of the optima I bought fit perfectly over
the
> cross beam. Then I tied it down in the Y direction (left to right) and
the Z
> direction (down). Be sure to use a thicker power cable (I used 2 gauge)
and a
> more-powerful-than-stock battery to cover the extra voltage drop in the
> distance.
>
> I can be more specific if people need me to be.
>
> Jay W
>
> Glen Clark wrote:
>
> > Ok, so i have a KB supercharger, and i wanted to move the filter into
the
> > engine bay for the winter (it gets soooo dirty and wet where it is
currently
> > mounted). And well the only place i could think to put it would be to
> > remove the battery, and set the filter where the battery was. Buuuuut
that
> > leaves me with the problem of where to mount the battery. I was
thinking if
> > i could get a sealed battery box, and some how mount it to the frame on
the
> > underside of the bed. There does seem to be enough room, but i was just
> > wondering if you guys had some ideas. My dad and i have been
brainstorming
> > this for a while now, but cant seem to come up with any other ideas for
the
> > battery. If you guys want, you can check out the pics i have at
> > http://glen.dodgedakotas.com the KB pics arnt the best, so i'll try to
get
> > more pics up soon (i just got my westin bars on, so i gotta put those on
my
> > web server too). This is probably the only pic showing the mounting for
the
> > filter: http://glen.dodgedakotas.com/dakotaweb/kennebell/kb3.jpg. As
you
> > can see the engine bay has no more room to put that filter. Anyways,
> > thanks in advance for any advice you guys can come up with. =)
> >
> > GlenC
> > '01 CC 4x4 SLT+ 4.7 Auto
> > Kenne Bell Supercharged
> > JBA Headers and ALOT more. =)
>



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