by Blue » 27 Dec 2001 17:01
Dave, I've located many a battery to the trunk!Use fine strand welding cable, it's very flexible and has much less resistance than that horrible stiff black stuff that motor factors usually sell. B.O.C cylinder center's should sell it by the foot,go for about 500amp rating. I run the cable inside the car and pretty much follow the main harness as it run's along the rocker panel.Use large grommets when going through a panel and cable tie securely to the loom.Crimp and solder the terminals to the cable and cover with heat shrink. I always use sealed for life batteries.Fit a steel or ally bulkhead behind your back seat and seal all edges and gaps with seam sealer. Run a vent line from your fuel cell out through the floor to underneath the car, seal it at the floor with a grommet.Run an earth wire from one of the bolts on the filler ring on the cell to a suitable location. Use another length of welding cable as your engine earth strap. Use a good quality cutoff switch on the earth side in the boot. I usually bolt the main earth lead to the rear chassis leg or where the bumper bracket mounts to the body. Treat yourself to a mopar performance "Mini starter", These things are fantatasic,half the weight, half the size, and they crank the motor over like it's got no plug's in! Happy relocating!