BATTERY RELOCATION
The battery tray has been pulling out of the fender ever since I removed the inner fenderwells. Eventually it came all teh way loose and the battery almost fell out of the truck
I picked up this plastic Comtico SUV toolbox at Lowes for $25.
The inside is pretty big.
And the Group 78 battery fits like a glove.
The tray however, does not. I had to cut it down on the lines pictured.
This is how it fits inside my bed mounted aluminum toolbox.
Here the battery is mounted in hte box. The two gray plastic things to the left of the battery are for the passage of the battery cables.
These are 1" liquid tight PVC conduit elbows from Lowes. I had to cut them down about 4" to get the perfect fit, btu there will never be the chance of the battery cables rubbing on any sharp metal edges.
I chose to mount these to the firewall up out of the way.
This shows how the battery cables are routed in the box.
The wiring is not complete in this picture, but you get the idea.
Yes, 2/0 is overkill, but I had some left over so I did it.
Again 2/0 Cable from the terminal, but I unly used 6 Ga to the frame.
I decided to re-rout the factory engine harness while I was in here. God thing I did too. I have found quite a few things wrong so far.
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