Batery relocation

[steveyk at potak.ca (jody)]

I second everything Ron has stated.  my 82 had/has a very similar setup with
#00 only i used a bumper bolt for ground without any issues at all.  and we
are talking saskatchewan winters folks.  fired right up no problem.

jody


> I used #00 welding cable from McMaster Carr.  About 16' will do you
easily.  I also got their
> battery tray and mounted it in the spare tire well.  I used the center
rear seatbelt mount point
> for a ground, others use a bumper bolt, whichever you choose is OK.  You
do NOT want to run the
> ground to the engine - twice the weight, twice the hassle, twice the risk,
and you don't need to
> do it anyway.
>
> FWIW, the car turned over faster after the relocation - of course, it was
a good opportunity to
> renew grounds and other connections, so I'm sure that did helped a wee
bit...
>
> G/L,
>
> Ron
>
> --- Cory Langford <corylang@dccnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Need to relocate the bat. as it is in the way with the new engine.  so
it
> > is going into the back.  The only al. bat. box I found is a complete kit
> > with #2 gauge wire.
> >
> > so, for those who have relocated their battery already. Is #2 ok or
should
> > I go buy some welding wire and use that?
> >
> > Also, is it okay to simply use the car body as a floating ground, or
should
> > I run a cable from the neg. to the block on the engine?  Wondering about
> > cold starts, etc.
> >
> > Oh, btw the car is a '78 mk1
> >
> > TIA
> > Cory Langford
> > '79 Cheap Ass turbo daily driver - RIP
> > '86 turbo project - The Next daily driver?
> > '65 Ghia - The next project in the garage
> >
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