Relocating the Battery

[Robin]

I am going to move the battery to the boot but i am looking for battery terminals to put into the engine bay, does anyone know where i can get battery posts from or if someone has already done this how have you done it?

[tdh-syorks]

nope but i've found this piece of rather useless information.

https://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/galaxie-pages/443858-relocating-battery.html

[hayesey]

not done it yet but will be doing soon.  I think there's a thread on here somewhere I started ages ago.  I plan on buying all the necessary bits from:

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu

[hayesey]

here's the older thread by me about the same thing:

http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,101.0.html

I've still not got round to doing it!!!

[Robin]

cheers for the info

i'll be doing this next week so i'll order some parts hoepfully this weekend

[Dan]

I think it's worth getting a bolt in battery tray from something like a 6N and getting brackets mounted in say, the wheel well. then its removable and has a decent fitting.

[hayesey]

my intention is to put it inside a box.  Prob not in the wheel well because I'll have prob cut that off by then too.  Somewhere in the area where the rear seat once was on the passenger side is where I'll put mine.

[breadman]

my intention is to put it inside a box.  Prob not in the wheel well because I'll have prob cut that off by then too.  Somewhere in the area where the rear seat once was on the passenger side is where I'll put mine.

Yeah, deffinately behind the front passenger seat/rear seat squab area is the best place to relocate the battery.
Putting the battery in the spare wheel well or boot area moves weight behind the rear wheel line - far from ideal. Obviously the further the battery is away from the starter motor the more cable you'll need. The longer the run, the heavier the guage of cable will be needed to be to counteract the voltage drop too.

[lance]

go the scrap yard and take the battery live from a bmw nice and thick also more than long enough and cheap.