Re: Re-locating Battery to the bed

From: Catlin (catlin@erols.com)
Date: Fri Feb 19 1999 - 08:38:52 EST


> << Hey All,
> I was wondering if anyone has re-located the battery to the
> rear of the bed. I need to move it so I can bring my other ram
> air snorkel through the rubber flap on the driver side of the
> radiator. Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Mike Catlin >>
>
> I will be doing that also. I have all the stuff. I bought a relocation kit
> made by Taylor/Vertex. Its a nice kit, with BIG wires. You have to get the
> biggest wires possible. Thats a long distance to run your positive cable,
> lots of resistance. I also bought a Moroso through firewall terminal kit.
> Basically it has a threaded lug on each side, and the middle (like an Oreo
> cookie) is insulated so you can mount it in a hole on a firewall or bracket.
> I am gonna make an L-shaped bracket near the stock battery location, have my
> dad machine a piece of brass shaped like a positive battery terminal, and
> attach that to one of the lugs. That way I can use all the stock wiring, and
> just run a cable from the battery to the other lug.
>
> Brad

Hey Brad,
Thanks for the info. I was told to move the battery as far back as
possible
on the passenger side of bed so that's where I'll be mounting mine.

Good Luck,
Mike Catlin



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