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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: GEE-BEE on December 08, 2010, 03:27:39 pm

Title: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: GEE-BEE on December 08, 2010, 03:27:39 pm

After looking for more room in the engine compart area I decided to do it another way !

Odyssey Battery for under the bed
Model ER40 : 9.8 Long x 3.8 Wide x 8.1 tall
Weight 27.5
1100  cca

I will be using there HDER40 battery mount and send it to a shop that will make a horizontial side load battery tray.

I will place it forward of the tire carrier, and plan on welding on a 316 s/s 12 X 12 X 3/16 thick plate for the support the battery tray.
found this shop :

http://www.speedpartz.com/foz_batterybox.htm
I will use a 2/0 cable from the battery to the remote terminal ( BMW E30 Model )

GB

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: mystery3 on December 09, 2010, 10:52:03 pm

I'm intrigued! What happened to the behind the seat idea? I think I'm still planning to go behind the passenger side seat with my redtop, if it will fit in a box?

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: GEE-BEE on December 09, 2010, 11:34:34 pm

I have corrado seat's , no room back behind mine...

I going with a horizontal mount just in front of the spare tire carrier..


http://www.speedpartz.com/foz_batterybox.htm

ground off probly a 1/2 lb of undercoat to have a clean weld for the plate

GB

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: RabbitJockey on December 10, 2010, 06:40:46 pm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Trev0rbr/geebee/CADDYTAIL001.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Trev0rbr/geebee/CADDYTAIL002.jpg)

couldn't resist
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Trev0rbr/YEHBABY.jpg)

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: GEE-BEE on December 28, 2010, 08:07:18 pm

Note :Iam going with Speedpartz to make a piggyback model to hold two ER40 odyssey battery's

I sent him a vertical ER40 battery mount to copy...

GB

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: dennis on December 30, 2010, 02:09:39 pm

What are you using for rear bumpers???

Title: Re: Battery relocation ( Caddy ) Under The Bed
Post by: GEE-BEE on December 30, 2010, 11:49:49 pm

Those are the South African Bumperette's

I switch back and forth when I need a to tow my zodiac or jetski trailer