battery in trunk

[ga5speed02]

just as it says. i had to move the battery to the trunk because my hood would not close due to the suicide hinge. the hinge was hitting the battery terminal

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[Gagt518]

Sweeeeeeet

[sammybammy]

i want to do that really bad. where did you pick it up?

[dmbprep69]

from the looks of that first pic u forgot an allen wrench in ur trunk! PS Copycat! O well thats ok i got u beat with 2 in the trunk!
Peace,
Andrew

[MAvrick2787]

Awsome, what gauge wire did you use, i can make my own box, but im unsure what gauge wire you used and where i should go to get some.

[ga5speed02]

its 0 gauge. www.darvex.com

[ramairgt2]

nice !!!! Looks good in there Mike!!

[slowbird]

Cool!

FYI...if you ever go to the drag strip they won't let you run unless you add a Switch to cut the power on the rear of your car.

...having said that.... SWEET MOD! :D

[ga5speed02]

thanks. cant race tho. i have a 2.2 hahaha

[bballr4567]

Looking good mike. Now only if it had a dash and some seats it would be cool!!! :lol:

[Nighthawk243]

Originally posted by ga5speed02
thanks. cant race tho. i have a 2.2 hahaha

Nonsense... get a turbo ;). (The Solstice GXP has a boosted Ecotec, and it gets 260HP. I'd imagine after a few tweaks to the computer, it'd get more)

[slowbird]

Very true.

The Ecotec is a very good motor.

Very under-rated.

[ManktheTank19]

Really nice. Where did you get the kit?

[Ralph]

mike its not because of the 2.2 i believe u mean door handles lol i told u velcro is the key

[ga5speed02]

haha

['96GAGT]

Damn that looks hot.

[HornetGT141]

That is pretty cool looking, great job! :D

[GtAudioFreak]

Why a blue top and not yellow or red?

[JMILLS]

Ya, the blue top took me by surprise, isnt that a Marine battery?

[XoticGA]

coolio

[ga5speed02]

well the blue top was more afordable. also it belive it puts out more CCAs than the others, also what if water gets in my trunk? i guess its just better overall :shrug:

[Bouchie11982]

my first impression from Englishtown: is that the battery? shouldn't it be in the front? :lol:

[tenspeed]

Originally posted by ga5speed02
also what if water gets in my trunk? :shrug:

What if water gets in the trunk??? Is that what a marine battery is about?

Looks good Bic. Is there a gromet where the red wire goes through the metal?

[TA^Guy]

Originally posted by ga5speed02
well the blue top was more afordable. also it belive it puts out more CCAs than the others, also what if water gets in my trunk? i guess its just better overall :shrug:
Well you don't have those crappy tail lights on there any more so you shouldn't have a trunk as a fish bowl anymore. :D

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by tenspeed
What if water gets in the trunk??? Is that what a marine battery is about?

Looks good Bic. Is there a gromet where the red wire goes through the metal?

unforunatly no. i couldnt get the gromet to fit with the zero gauge wire. it sucks, but seems to be ok now. i dont have a clue about how the marine battery works ahaha

Originally posted by TA^Guy
Well you don't have those crappy tail lights on there any more so you shouldn't have a trunk as a fish bowl anymore. :D

like this
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[TA^Guy]

Yes like that. :D

[ga5speed02]

yea i think its cause i dynomated over my drain holes but F it :lol:i need to get a longer vent tube and run it out the car

[tenspeed]

Originally posted by ga5speed02
unforunatly no. i couldnt get the gromet to fit with the zero gauge wire. it sucks, but seems to be ok now. i dont have a clue about how the marine battery works ahaha

A marine battery cycles deeper than a starting battery. It's hard to push start a boat....

I would remove the wire and make the hole larger. Perhaps a sleeve of copper pipe or a hard plastic grommet to keep the wire from wearing through the insulation. A short there would make the box red hot and set the trunk on fire.

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by tenspeed
A marine battery cycles deeper than a starting battery. It's hard to push start a boat....

I would remove the wire and make the hole larger. Perhaps a sleeve of copper pipe or a hard plastic grommet to keep the wire from wearing through the insulation. A short there would make the box red hot and set the trunk on fire.

yea well the deeper cycle is better for me with the no door handles and i will have a wall in there with 4 12s in it :)

[SikMindz]

Nice- isn't the OEM hood a bit heavy though to be lifting in that direction? Planning to get something in CF: OEM, SD, SCT or G-Force?

[slowbird]

Originally posted by SikMindz
Nice- isn't the OEM hood a bit heavy though to be lifting in that direction? Planning to get something in CF: OEM, SD, SCT or G-Force?

You think he's gonna pull a Fred Flintstone and tilt the whole car forward? :P

[SikMindz]

Hardy har. Just curious for when he has to work on the engine and whatnot and opening and closing it. But I figure if there's anything extensive he'll just remove the hood completely.

[ancona46]

what i would do is make the hole a little bigger then put some wire loom arond the wire then put some silicone around the hole........as far as the trunk i wold drill a small hole just so it can drip out and paint aroun the hole so it dont rust

[ancona46]

i was just lookin at your photobucket that trunk lid looks sweet

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by SikMindz
Nice- isn't the OEM hood a bit heavy though to be lifting in that direction? Planning to get something in CF: OEM, SD, SCT or G-Force?

no way, stock hood is just perfect. i want a nice clean look. also i cant weld to a CF hood. i donnt know how i could make a bracket for it

Originally posted by ancona46
what i would do is make the hole a little bigger then put some wire loom arond the wire then put some silicone around the hole........as far as the trunk i wold drill a small hole just so it can drip out and paint aroun the hole so it dont rust


Originally posted by ancona46
i was just lookin at your photobucket that trunk lid looks sweet

yea ill fix it real soon, and thanks!

[TA^Guy]

Mike not to get too far off topic but is that wall going to be fiberglass? Will it match what you have planned fo the dash as far as a overall 'theme'? Just wondering if these are things you thought of. I'd hate to see alot of hard work into something and not have one thing flow with the next. Or I could be thinking of something completely different than what I thought you told me and be totally wrong. lmao
Originally posted by SikMindz
Nice- isn't the OEM hood a bit heavy though to be lifting in that direction? Planning to get something in CF: OEM, SD, SCT or G-Force?
Seeing as those hinges originally lifted a hood of a early 90s Buick LaSabre I doubt the 5th gen GA hood is much of a problem.

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by TA^Guy
Mike not to get too far off topic but is that wall going to be fiberglass? Will it match what you have planned fo the dash as far as a overall 'theme'? Just wondering if these are things you thought of. I'd hate to see alot of hard work into something and not have one thing flow with the next. Or I could be thinking of something completely different than what I thought you told me and be totally wrong. lmao

Seeing as those hinges originally lifted a hood of a early 90s Buick LaSabre I doubt the 5th gen GA hood is much of a problem.


yea John i thought of that. dash plans changed to match the wall


yea that buick hood is a lot heavier i think

[coupe]

You crazy kids and your mods!

[ga5speed02]

Originally posted by coupe
You crazy kids and your mods!

kids, im older than you hahaha

[slowbird]

LOL

[ramairgt2]

Mike I was thinking you could use a grommet but cut it so it slips around the wire. I know they make grommets big enough for zero gauge wire. Looking good in there though.

[dandragonrage]

You got a fuse near the battery?

[RedFireUFO]

Mike, your car gets more and more sleek everytime.. amazing work you've done/are doing to it!