Chim battery relocation location

[Dominic TVRetto]

Hi all,

As part of my stripdown/rebuild I want to move the battery to unclutter the birds nest, extend passenger legroom and most importantly, move the weight backwards..

I know that Phazed (Peter) and others have moved the battery to the boot on top of the petrol tank - this keeps them from intruding on roof stowage space, but the downside here is that the weight is up high which is undesirable from a COG perspective...

An alternative would be in the cubby hole behind the passenger seat, although space is small, so assume smaller lithium battery and some fibreglass work required for this solution.

Anyone done anything different or have any other suggestions, or general thoughts appreciated..?

I am also looking at installing Anderson connectors, or similar alternative, to make charging more accessible and easier. Any suggestions about locations or alternatives would be great.

Thanks, Dom


Edit: just to add that I've put it in this forum so Griff owners can see... Feel free to move if required, thanks.

Edited by Dominic TVRetto on Thursday 1st January 23:42

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Went for the cubby hole solution , Odessey Racing battery in the drivers side and fuse box in the passenger side . Anderson connector and Power Isolation switch under the passenger side dash..
I leave my TVRs connected to Accumates in the garage , smart plugs turn on charging on a Wednesday between 8am and 8pm .... I leave the Chim windows open and it's usually fully charged in 6 hours

[Belle427]

The COG thing is a non issue really if you use something like an odessey extreme battery in the boot but there is a 50/50 split here on how safe it is.
COG also stands for Chimp on gas, some others might find this mildly amusing!