914World.com > relocate battery

oldschool

Nov 4 2009, 09:49 PM

any one have a how to? relocate the battery.

URY914

Nov 4 2009, 10:03 PM

I put mine in the rear trunk ina plastic battery box from WalMart

oldschool

Nov 4 2009, 10:06 PM

QUOTE(URY914 @ Nov 4 2009, 08:03 PM)

I put mine in the rear trunk ina plastic battery box from WalMart

any photos?

Elliot Cannon

Nov 4 2009, 11:42 PM

I put mine in the front trunk for weight distribution.

Elliot Cannon

Nov 4 2009, 11:54 PM

I ran a heavy gauge cable (2 gauge I think) through the engine compartment, along the side of the car inside the rocker panel through the wheel well to the battery. You can run a short ground cable just about anywhere you want in the trunk. I grounded mine to a bolt on the battery mount. You can buy nice aluminum battery mounts for about $90.

I made my own and when I finished the materiels cost (ahem) $90.

Cheers, Elliot

oldschool

Nov 5 2009, 12:01 AM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Nov 4 2009, 09:54 PM)

I ran a heavy gauge cable (2 gauge I think) through the engine compartment, along the side of the car inside the rocker panel through the wheel well to the battery. You can run a short ground cable just about anywhere you want in the trunk. I grounded mine to a bolt on the battery mount. You can buy nice aluminum battery mounts for about $90.

I made my own and when I finished the materiels cost (ahem) $90.

Cheers, Elliot

very nice, sorry but the reason I'm asking is that my 914 needs some hell hole work so I want to temp. move the battery to maybe the rear ?

ahdoman

Nov 5 2009, 12:04 AM

Here's mine relocated to the rear trunk. I welded in the top part of the stock battery tray so I could use the stock mounts.

Click to view attachment

Elliot Cannon

Nov 5 2009, 12:24 AM

QUOTE(ahdoman @ Nov 4 2009, 11:04 PM)

Here's mine relocated to the rear trunk. I welded in the top part of the stock battery tray so I could use the stock mounts.

Click to view attachment

Nice installation.

Wwwwrrrrrooong location!!

oldschool

Nov 5 2009, 12:48 AM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Nov 4 2009, 09:42 PM)

I put mine in the front trunk for weight distribution.

Elliot what the hose like thingies?

Elliot Cannon

Nov 5 2009, 01:05 PM

QUOTE(oldschool @ Nov 4 2009, 11:48 PM)

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Nov 4 2009, 09:42 PM)

I put mine in the front trunk for weight distribution.

Elliot what the hose like thingies?

Plumbing for the ice water air conditioner. It's a work in progress.

underthetire

Nov 5 2009, 01:12 PM

I put mine in the trunk temporarily till I do my hell hole. I can take pics tonight how I did it and left the factory stuff in place so I can put it back. Will cost about 30 bucks all said and done.

oldschool

Nov 5 2009, 07:02 PM

QUOTE(underthetire @ Nov 5 2009, 11:12 AM)

I put mine in the trunk temporarily till I do my hell hole. I can take pics tonight how I did it and left the factory stuff in place so I can put it back. Will cost about 30 bucks all said and done.

thanks man

iamchappy

Nov 5 2009, 07:26 PM

Mine went in the rear trunk along with some other things...

underthetire

Nov 5 2009, 07:54 PM

I reallllly embarased by the work i did doing the battery, but like I said it is a temporary fix for me. Girlfriend has my good Cannon camera, so I had to make a cheesball crappy video. One edit: only one + lead goes to the harness, the other is the stock one that goes to the starter.

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t239/un...ent=battery.flv

Oh, and autozone was half the price of Kragens for the tray and cables.

oldschool

Nov 5 2009, 08:08 PM

QUOTE(underthetire @ Nov 5 2009, 05:54 PM)

I reallllly embarased by the work i did doing the battery, but like I said it is a temporary fix for me. Girlfriend has my good Cannon camera, so I had to make a cheesball crappy video. One edit: only one + lead goes to the harness, the other is the stock one that goes to the starter.

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t239/un...ent=battery.flv

Oh, and autozone was half the price of Kragens for the tray and cables.

very helpful man,thanks again.

patssle

Nov 5 2009, 08:14 PM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Nov 4 2009, 09:42 PM)

I put mine in the front trunk for weight distribution.

Bit off topic, but what type of spare tire is that?

Elliot Cannon

Nov 5 2009, 11:46 PM

QUOTE(patssle @ Nov 5 2009, 07:14 PM)

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Nov 4 2009, 09:42 PM)

I put mine in the front trunk for weight distribution.

Bit off topic, but what type of spare tire is that?

A collapsable spare from a late model something-or-other Porsche. I don't remember which year of model. It fits. I use a small SCUBA pony bottle with the first stage of a SCUBA regulator to air it up, or just let the AAA do it like I did last time.