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Offline Robin

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Relocating the Battery
« on: March 12, 2009, 08:36:27 pm »
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?
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Offline tdh-syorks

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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 09:11:40 am »
nope but i've found this piece of rather useless information.

https://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/galaxie-pages/443858-relocating-battery.html
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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 09:42:42 am »
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

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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 09:43:16 am »
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!!!
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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 02:07:10 pm »
cheers for the info

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

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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2009, 03:42:44 pm »
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.
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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 04:11:24 pm »
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.
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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2009, 05:58:38 pm »
Quote from: hayesey on March 13, 2009, 04:11:24 pm
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.
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Re: Relocating the Battery
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2009, 07:43:12 pm »
go the scrap yard and take the battery live from a bmw nice and thick also more than long enough and cheap.
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