I am thinking of moving my battery to the little a panel in front of the engine
first possible problem would be heat from the rad, any one else done this with a proper car battery not motor cycle "aa" or race battery
or any one got any thoughts on this, that could give me problems ??

regards

steve

Only probs I could see are the lengths of cable required and puttting a big weight outside the wheelbase.

Cheers

Chris

passenger foot well seems a popular location

Mines in what is meant to be the boot.

Many cars, like metro, have a front battery.

to my mind, do you really want summat thats likely to burst into flames in accident right in a frontal impact area?

atb

stevr

Passenger's footwell seems ideal because it is low (good for C.O.G.) and it is on the passenger's side which is good for weight distribution when there is no passenger in the car. I hope to either put it on the passenger's scuttle or just in front of the passenger's seat, in an aluminium box.

HTH,
Craig.

Mine's in the conventional place - on top of the passenger's footspace, just in front of the scuttle.

It's the logical place - you'd be hard placed to find another location that would give you shorter cables from the battery through the solenoid to the starter.

Also there's spare space there, not used for anything else.

cheers,

David

i put mine smack in the middle of the area in front of the bulkhead, next to pedal box. keeps the wiring central, and in a safe place.


to sound like a real pessimist - if the battery is in passenger compartment if the car rolls in an accident, the dripping acid might be an issue.....

atb

steve

PS

the yellow spagetti isnt connected up when this pikkie was taken!


[Edited on 12/7/03 by stephen_gusterson]
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Mine's also in the conventional place - on top of the passenger's footspace, just in front of the scuttle.

Steve
What's that washer bottle out of?
I need one like that. (the last one melted)

Dave

Looks like my Cortina one

Cheers

Chris

I think (i have had it a while!) its mk1 metro, with a small chance its a fiesta.

The other placcy container in front of it is the ABS fluid tank and control block.

atb

steve

[Edited on 13/7/03 by stephen_gusterson]