Battery in wheel well? Has anyone mounted their battery in the rear wheel well where the spare usually is? ------------------ 1991 Formula, 406, miniram. Best run to date (9/30/01) 60' 1.63, ET 12.28, MPH 110.48 |
BMR makes a set-up for 4th Gens that looks real clean, don't know how close it is to work in a third or if they plan on designing one. I'm sure it's been done, been toying w/ the idea myself. ------------------ '91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more http://pongopix.com/upload2/ed21158/1LE |
My friend did it to his third gen. He put it where the spare goes and said it wasn't a problem. He did make a bracket for it though. |
I mounted mine in the back where the storage box is on the driver side. Open the cover, there's the battery. I like it. |
i have mine in the sump in the rear, in a moroso battery box ------------------ ICON Motorsports 1st & 3rd MM Black Diamond 538 F&AM |
I would put it there but I have 2 amps, cd changer and 2 12" subs there. That is why I was thinking about putting it where the spare used to go. |
If you already have 4 ga. or bigger going to an amp in the back, it's an easy change. Just put your battery back there and use the existing 4 ga. wire in reverse. |
Actually if I put the battery back there, I would use 0/1 gauge wire. The question still remains, will the sheet metal in the well where the spare went hold that kind of weight and has anyone done this or made a bracket of some sort to support the weight. Will the Moroso box ift back there? ------------------ 1991 Formula, 406, miniram. Best run to date (9/30/01) 60' 1.63, ET 12.28, MPH 110.48 |
I'm planning on putting an optima in my spare tire well. I test-fit one and it looked like it would fit great! I think I'm going to remove the tire mounting bracket and weld in something resembling a battery tray. I have to weld in there due to rust, anyway.. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif |
then where are you going to hide your bottle? ------------------ 1991 Firebird 350 L98 (was a 305 TBI),T-5,Edelbrock TES and cat back,Accel manifold NOS,subframes,jegster torque arm,MSD Digital 6 AFPR,Lakewood lcas Hurst linelock,SLP cam (206 212 .480 .486),relocated battery,cold air,Hypertech chip,centerforce df,clutch poly bushings and mounts AFR 190s Harland sharp 1.5 rockers autopower rollbar 12.33 @ 114.83 juiced uncorrected 13.510 @ 102 non juiced uncorrected |
we did one on a 91, used an optima drycell and welded in a relocation battery tray. fits perfect and out of the way. the guy liked it alot. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/wink.gif |
I was thinking about using a dry cell but nothing in the NHRA rulebook differentiates between wet and dry cell batteries and the need for a sealed box. |
that may be true; a year ago it wasn't. maybe too many people complaining because the battery's are a lot more expensive. it's your choice, pay the extra bucks for a cleaner setup without the worry of leaking or vapors as well as a more reliable battery, or go cheap and run with it to see what happens. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif once you buy a drycell you won't go back; i have them in all my vehicles and especially if it's relocated to the interior. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/wink.gif |
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