Ok, so this is a pretty basic how-to to do, but thought it might help reassure some newer people how it is very straight forward and easy.
So first thing is the supplies! I couldn’t seem to find the gauge of wire I wanted for sale in my small town, so I used jumper cables that had 2 gauge wire.
— Heavy gauge wire (I used 2ga.)
(anything I would assume heavier than 8 would probably be fine)
— new or used battery terminals
— electrical tape
— couple wrenches
(Some terminals use new wing nut styles though)
— cutters to cut for the wire
— wire crimpers (or pocket knife)
— the old battery tray
— a few self tappers
(for the battery tray to be held down to the trunk)
So first I prepped the jumper cables by cutting them into single wires and cutting the clamps off the ends.
Then, I fed the cable through the firewall. There is a rubber pass through for a wiring harness up and to the left of the clutch pedal. Cut or drill a small hole in it to feed the positive cable through.
My car is filthy so ignore the 2 floor mats attempting to save the actual carpet lol
Once it is fed through then you can expose some wire at the end and connect it to the wires that the terminal end was on. Begin removing the trim in the door jams by simply pulling up on it on the inside most part (use something flat to put under the other side while pulling up).
Lay the wiring next to the other bundle of wires and follow it back down the car. Tuck it into the edge of the seat all the way down and back into the trunk.
This is how much extra from 16ft so you would probably only need 12ft of positive cable and 1 to 2ft of ground cable. (Yes someone lined my entire trunk with Fat Mat before I got it and yes it makes it sound amazing lol) Then, just make a small hole in the trunk liner, push it through, and ground the negitive cable to the car somewhere.
Screw down the old battery tray where u would like and just hook it all up!!
Very easy and makes a ton of engine bay room IMO. Definitely loving it so far and will be making something to hold the battery more securely. It works for now, but would advise anyone doing this to always secure the battery as well as possible.
Sorry for the filthy car but doesn’t get cleaned up much in the winter time. Hope this write up helps answer any questions for people who are curious.
I will be doing a ton more since I am about to build my car so let me know if anyone has something they would like to see a how-to on! I’ll be doing built motor, top mounted big turbo, clutch w/ flywheel, Wilwood BBK (thanks again MSO!) and some suspension things as well.
So first thing is the supplies! I couldn’t seem to find the gauge of wire I wanted for sale in my small town, so I used jumper cables that had 2 gauge wire.
— Heavy gauge wire (I used 2ga.)
(anything I would assume heavier than 8 would probably be fine)
— new or used battery terminals
— electrical tape
— couple wrenches
(Some terminals use new wing nut styles though)
— cutters to cut for the wire
— wire crimpers (or pocket knife)
— the old battery tray
— a few self tappers
(for the battery tray to be held down to the trunk)
So first I prepped the jumper cables by cutting them into single wires and cutting the clamps off the ends.
Then, I fed the cable through the firewall. There is a rubber pass through for a wiring harness up and to the left of the clutch pedal. Cut or drill a small hole in it to feed the positive cable through.
My car is filthy so ignore the 2 floor mats attempting to save the actual carpet lol
Once it is fed through then you can expose some wire at the end and connect it to the wires that the terminal end was on. Begin removing the trim in the door jams by simply pulling up on it on the inside most part (use something flat to put under the other side while pulling up).
Lay the wiring next to the other bundle of wires and follow it back down the car. Tuck it into the edge of the seat all the way down and back into the trunk.
This is how much extra from 16ft so you would probably only need 12ft of positive cable and 1 to 2ft of ground cable. (Yes someone lined my entire trunk with Fat Mat before I got it and yes it makes it sound amazing lol) Then, just make a small hole in the trunk liner, push it through, and ground the negitive cable to the car somewhere.
Screw down the old battery tray where u would like and just hook it all up!!
Very easy and makes a ton of engine bay room IMO. Definitely loving it so far and will be making something to hold the battery more securely. It works for now, but would advise anyone doing this to always secure the battery as well as possible.
Sorry for the filthy car but doesn’t get cleaned up much in the winter time. Hope this write up helps answer any questions for people who are curious.
I will be doing a ton more since I am about to build my car so let me know if anyone has something they would like to see a how-to on! I’ll be doing built motor, top mounted big turbo, clutch w/ flywheel, Wilwood BBK (thanks again MSO!) and some suspension things as well.
