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AmericanMuscle313 09-24-2008 02:47 AM

Battery Relocation to the bed.
 
Has anyone relocated their battery to the bed of the truck? If so where did you get all the parts (kit)? I tried a search but nothing came up.

Raffman 09-24-2008 08:06 AM

There are plenty of battery relocation "kits". Summit, Jegs etc. I used an aluminum battery box from Speedway Motors and just bought the cables and terminals locally. The only drawback is dealing with the battery connections when you want to remove the bed for fuel pump access, other than that it helps to distribute weight better.

7845 09-24-2008 11:11 AM

i did and mine is under the bed. used 2/0 welding cable for suppy

AmericanMuscle313 09-24-2008 01:52 PM

Thanks for the reply guys. Anyone have any pictures of their install?

Wyttrash96 09-24-2008 10:33 PM

PM NORCAL TBSS. He did it, and it looked really good. I did the search, but his pics have been taken off photobucket. I did the relocation thang on my Olds, and if you're doing it, I reccomend using the heaviest gauge cable you can afford. It makes a huge difference. There's a lot of power loss when the battery is so far from the starter, so you wanna do things overkill. Low voltage sucks. Also, keep the grounds clean. And even though it's a pain in the ass, run a ground cable from the battery to the engine block. It's long, heavy, expensive, and may seem unnecessary since you can ground to the frame right beside the battery, but the block works so much better. Good luck, post up pics when it's done.

litreddevil 09-25-2008 12:23 PM

bluecajun did it asohis came out great and he has pic on here do a search.

litreddevil 09-25-2008 12:27 PM

here you go


https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...tery+relocated

Dirty 30 09-25-2008 12:42 PM

:D I dont have a pic yet but its on the bed on the right rear. U can see the cut off switch.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMGA0031.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMGA0033.jpg

AmericanMuscle313 09-25-2008 10:52 PM

Thanks! :)

7845 09-25-2008 11:10 PM

search the name Quik. youll see his battery box


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