<VV> Battery location

[kenfran at comcast.net]

Has anybody re-located the battery to the trunk? Seems like that would help
shift weight forward for better handling, but obviously needs a heavy
starter wire to the rear, plus something like the heavy #10 wire for lights,
ignition, etc.
I already have shifted the spare tire to the front in my Monza, and plan on
the same for my Corsa.  Is this weight shift enough to rethink the springs?
(Planning on heavy duty springs, one coil removed for the Corsa, which I am
just starting to build as a street rod/autocrosser)

Ken Franson

> Subject: Re: <VV> Headlight Relay
> Well, the relay will make matters better. for one thing, between the
contacts
> in the dimmer and the headlight switch, as well as that @#$%&* breaker in
the > headlight switch, there's a lot of drop. But you're right, also adding
a big
> fat wire straight from the battery will improve things even more so. And
yes,
> I did add a 15' piece of 8 gage wire for this purpose. I also bridged it
to
> the original 10 gage wire, and the wipers were a bit faster, the blower
was a
> bit stronger, the horns were a bit louder, etc.
> In a message dated 2/26/2005 9:50:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> vairologist at juno.com writes:
> Smitty says:  c'mon guys.  I may have missed something, but simply
> putting a relay in the headlight circuit without adding a big fat wire to
> replace the factory #10 accomplishes nothing but adding another break in
> the wire, bridged with a relay.  Some of you are making it sound like
> just adding a relay will provide more power for the lights.