Has anyone mounted their battery in the rear wheel well where the spare usually is?

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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.

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'91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more

 

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

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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?

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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..

 

then where are you going to hide your bottle?

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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.

 

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.

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.