Moving battery to rear trunk - good spot? Options

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Hi folks, hope everybody had a good weekend. This car is going to have a 2.4 L carbureted/6 engine hurt but at some point in the future will need the hell hole tidied up. I just need to get the engine in and the car running so well I understand I’m creating more work for myself at some point in the future it’s time to get this thing moving under its own power.

Given that I am thinking about relocating the battery to the position as shown. I am imagining a plastic battery tray that simply bolted to the floor would be fine, but wanted to get some thoughts prior to diving in..

Thanks!

(Sharp eyed people who have had their morning coffee will probably spot that there’s a 3.2 L in there, different plans for that motor)

[Literati914]

Adding weight to the back only degrades handling.
I recommend not

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That dang physics thing again . . . . .

Not ideal but also not a ton of weight out at the very back either. Someone asked earlier - will the trunk close with the targa over top of the battery ??

[Superhawk996]

Not ideal but also not a ton of weight out at the very back either. Someone asked earlier - will the trunk close with the targa over top of the battery ??

Agree. Battery close to the front, passenger side of the rear trunk is WAY better than at the rear of the trunk.

Likewise, agree that if you went with a very small form factor / light weight LiPo in the trunk the degradation is minimal.

When I purchased my current project car, PO had battery in the trunk and the targa fit over it. I apologize I can't remember what that (lead acid) battery form factor was. Tossed it long ago. What I do know is that it all fit and the trunk could be closed with the targa in the trunk.

Per early post in this thread, I prefer in Frunk but that has some potential tradeoffs of longer battery cable runs and lost Frunk space. Personally, I ran my 1st teener like that and never had an issue. I'm not a fan of LiPo's for many reasons but if you go that route, I agree, your idea of putting in the hell hole area would be interesting. There would be a major advantage to reducing the height of the battery from the OEM location which is too high in the vehicle.