Battery relocation

  1. L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Saxo VTS track car Mercedes A45 AMG Nissan Qashqai
    #1
    I'm considering moving the battery into the rear of the car. Can anybody offer any advice on this? Is it a simple task? What is required to do it? Longer battery wires obviously and maybe a battery box, but anything else?
  2. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2018 Wirral Posts: 151 106 GTI - 106 GTI shell - New 106 Rallye shell
    #2
    I've shifted my battery behind the navigators seat, not sure if you can get onto the link below but if not my thread is titled 106 GTI track / sprint car build progress, I have some pics of my battery relocation that may be of assistance.

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=475327

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/att...5&d=1522516784

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/att...9&d=1523045753
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge
    #3
    When you extend it, just use cable the same thickness. I used winch cable from ebay, iy was more than up to the job. multi stranded copper.

    In the engine bay, I bought a large connector block and jointed the 3 cables where the +ve battery terminal used to be. You don't need to do anything with the -ve cable. You could remove it and run a separate cable from the gearbox earth to chassis earth.

    Then in the rear you only need a short cable on the battery to ground it.
  4. L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Saxo VTS track car Mercedes A45 AMG Nissan Qashqai
    #4
    That's great, thanks Chaps. Expect I will be back with follow up questions once I get round to attempting it.