<VV> Moving battery to the trunk

[Bryan Blackwell]

Rather than running it in the tunnel, you could run it outside.  To 
avoid some of the issues with the cable, you might see if large enough 
fusible links are available.  I ran the positive to the starter post, 
and added a #10 from there to the body connector (horrid plastic 
thingy) in the engine compartment.  A heavy ground cable from the neg 
post to the body, and another from the engine to the spare tire mount 
worked ok for me to complete the circuit, but running a cable to the 
engine direct would be much better.  One of those cutoff switches is a 
handy addition.

Rather than putting the battery in the middle of the trunk, you can 
mount it to one side, or above the gas tank.  Be careful not to drill 
holes into the tank.

BTW, I found this mod made a very noticeable difference in the balance 
of the car.  I have read that on a front engine V8 car it's roughly the 
same as setting the engine back ten inches.
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Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
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   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
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On Oct 18, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Edelstein and Payne wrote:

>     To better balance the car, my son and I are getting ready to move 
> the battery on his 65 coupe from the engine carpartment to the trunk.  
> We've got a Moroso plastic battery box into which we will put an 
> Optima battery.  We've also got a long cable kit from Moroso.  We're 
> planning on running the cable down through the belly pan.  I'm sure 
> other folk have done this, and I'm wondering what problems we'll face 
> with the wiring.