moving battery to the boot

[mbu10]

moving battery to the boot
whats involved (want to give passengers more room)
also does the roof still fit in ?
just thinking of doing this while i have all the carpets out

[tvrbob]

All is explained here

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=8&t=116025

[else]

Thought about doing this myself but i cant help thinking about the consequences of a rear end shunt. Squished petrol tank and battery equals good chance of getting scorched.

[Rum Runner]

Voltage Drop , cable length , resistance ?

>> Edited by Rum Runner on Thursday 23 March 19:58

[tvrbob]

Rum Runner said:

Voltage Drop , cable length , resistance ?

True but there are lots of cars with batteries fitted in the boot.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

tvrbob said:

Rum Runner said: Voltage Drop , cable length , resistance ? True but there are lots of cars with batteries fitted in the boot.

didn't Beetles have 'em in the front?

[mbu10]

Yeah just messaged the guy
what size cable thinkness(MM)
how did he ground it at the back
how did he mount the battery
how did he connect the cable together

[Rum Runner]

tvrbob said:

Rum Runner said: Voltage Drop , cable length , resistance ? True but there are lots of cars with batteries fitted in the boot.

Yep just a thought that it will all need to be considered, as we now turning over the good old V8 can be hard work for the poor battery.

[cossiemetro]

my metro battery is in the boot opps so is the engine lol!!!

i cant see any power problems most rally cars do it but the spark/fuel tank is another thing just buy a fibreglass battery box then its so much safer

[steve-v8s]

Provided the cable run to the starter is done via a treasonably direct route with nice thick cables is should not be a problem. The obvious catch is what do you do to when it goes flat. Also don’t forget to have some way of removing the hydrogen released during charging. The V8s battery was in the boot and worked fine. Think the 944 / 928 were at the back as is the BMW 530

[tvrbob]

steve-v8s said:

The obvious catch is what do you do to when it goes flat.

Surely having it in the boot is better. Use the secret way in and very easy thereafter.

[marlboro]

Moving the battery to the boot sounds great.

I think we should put together a guide...

Part 1,

Find a shorter passenger.

End

[big martin]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

tvrbob said: [quote=Rum Runner]Voltage Drop , cable length , resistance ? True but there are lots of cars with batteries fitted in the boot.

didn't Beetles have 'em in the front?

nice one 2SBS

[mbu10]

well just got the cable to do it today
so hopefully if the rain bloody well stops
should be able to do tommorrow
dam the cable was exspensive 3 quid a meter for looks like 16-20 mm

[mbu10]

all done
routed live cable 3 meters is just right
sealed holes up in passenger side floor
routed the black cable to the chassis 2 meters
and volia all working

not to bad took about 2 hours but hey i have all the carpets up
thanks

[mongoose]

I'm interested in this for my griff,how have you secured the battery?Cheers,Mike

[mbu10]

well the oiginal battey box has the fasteners on
so i drilled holes acodingly
sorry pissed ask me more in the morning

[mongoose]

mbu10 said:

well the oiginal battey box has the fasteners on so i drilled holes acodingly sorry pissed ask me more in the morning

Somehow i think your probably not up yet!,but i'm still missing something.I understand the fasteners are in the bottom of the box,but where exactly are you fastening them to?Any pics please?

[mbu10]

well kinda up
the original ones are just fastened through the GRP
so are the new ones

[JR]

I would have thought that you could bolt the base directly to the boot floor (using rubber washers or grommets to seal it) and fibreglass (maybe with aluminium mesh strengthening) a bracket onto the bulkhead to bolt it there.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=8&t=116025

>> Edited by JR on Sunday 26th March 12:26