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2006: ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAKEOVER: BATTERY RELOCATION: NEW LOCATION & MOUNTING
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Well this mod was decided on not only for looks, but for weight distubution to the rear!
The Optima red top...
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Old Location
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The nasty old battery tray...
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New Location & Mounting
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So here was the new battery box...
First we had to come up with a good place to install the battery. Due to space constraints, the spare tire compartment became the host. The box fit perfect, as did the tray to bolt the box to...
Now we just had to hard mount it to the car... so we drill some holes thru the tray into the sheetmetal of the car...
Then it was simply a matter of using the included hardware to mount the box to the tray...
Basically we used the long metal rods with an "U" shaped end. The "U" shaped end was inserted into a hole we made in the tray and then the threaded rod end was run thru a corresponding hole we made in the boxes handle.
The kit included wing nuts, but in our case the tollerances were too close and we instead had to go with some regular nuts! Once this was done, we were able to attach the 2 together solidly! You can see both mounting points in this pic!
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Wiring into the car
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Now we had to figure out how we were going to be running the cable into the car...
Well here was a factory plug ready to be plucked out! LOL!
OK now one cable thru the new hole...
Here is one of the 2 cables in the car...the new ground!
The specs on the power wire!
The end that will hook to battery!
Now 2 cables thru the hole!
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DIRECTORY FOR RAIF'S ENGINE DETAILING SITE
01 Site Overview
02 Wire Looms: Version I (Pre 2006) & Version II (Post 2006)
03 Silicone Hoses: Version I (Pre 2006) & Version II (Post 2006)
04 Coolflex
05 Aftermarket Aluminum Pieces
06 Polishing Aluminum
07 Polished Stock Aluminum Pieces
08 Polished Accent Pieces
09 Fiero Valve Covers
10 Polishing Steel & Ceramic Coating It
11 Aftermarket Chrome Pieces
12 Professionally Chromed Stock Pieces
13 Miscellaneous Touches
14 Final Pics of the Engine W/ Stock 2.8 Plenum & runners
15 Truleo Custom Intake
16 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Overview
17 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Battery Relocation: Installing the Battery Box <<<
18 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Battery Relocation: Running Wiring Under Chassis
19 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Hiding the wiring: MSD Box Mounting
20 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Hiding the wiring: Part I
21 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Hiding the wiring: Part II
22 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Engine & Tranny: Stripping & Prepping
23 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Engine & Trannny: Painting Candy Apple Red
24 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Accessories: Candy Apple Red: Prep, Prime, & Base
25 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Accessories: Candy Apple Red: Clear Coat
26 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Accessories: Black
27 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Engine Bay: Welding, Stripping, & Filling
28 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Engine Bay: Prepping & Priming
29 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Painting: Engine Bay: Clear Coat
30 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Engine Installation
31 2006: Engine Compartment Makeover: Engine Installation: Accessories
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