DIY: Battery Relocation Project & Oil catch tank fabrication
05-12-10, 09:57 AM
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Finished my battery relocation and wire tuck project.
I had to rebuild the wiring harness on the passenger side of the car to it to fit inside the fender. It looks a lot cleaner now in that whole area though.
Here are some pix.
Running the wiring harness through a new loom and went through the side access hole. Put a layer of insulation on the metal to prevent the wires from getting cut over time. You can see the mess of stock wire loom on the ground next to the tire. All the extending was complete.
Wires tucked up against the car and zip tied. Everything secured and ready to go.
Shot from the engine bay. Cleaned up, no more wire harness on the left side.
No more battery here. It's in the back now.
Step 1 of fabricating battery box. Cut up correct lengths of aluminum plate.
3 pieces of 3/8" thick aluminum plate.
Welded them together.
Setting up a 90' degree clamping. Welding the sides of the box.
I think I did an OK job of welding aluminum for being a few moths out of practice lol.
Battery in trunk now. I still need to find a plastic top cover and then drill two holes on the side. Then run some grommets and then have the power and ground cables go through there.
Close up of box.
Proof that I actually do my own welding. Me welding on some endtanks onto an intercooler in this pic
What my friends and I do on our spare time. SC300 with 1JZ-GTE had a water pump blow up. I think there was no coolant, just straight up water in the system so everything rusted out like all hell. I'm the one on the right
I had to rebuild the wiring harness on the passenger side of the car to it to fit inside the fender. It looks a lot cleaner now in that whole area though.
Here are some pix.
Running the wiring harness through a new loom and went through the side access hole. Put a layer of insulation on the metal to prevent the wires from getting cut over time. You can see the mess of stock wire loom on the ground next to the tire. All the extending was complete.
Wires tucked up against the car and zip tied. Everything secured and ready to go.
Shot from the engine bay. Cleaned up, no more wire harness on the left side.
No more battery here. It's in the back now.
Step 1 of fabricating battery box. Cut up correct lengths of aluminum plate.
3 pieces of 3/8" thick aluminum plate.
Welded them together.
Setting up a 90' degree clamping. Welding the sides of the box.
I think I did an OK job of welding aluminum for being a few moths out of practice lol.
Battery in trunk now. I still need to find a plastic top cover and then drill two holes on the side. Then run some grommets and then have the power and ground cables go through there.
Close up of box.
Proof that I actually do my own welding. Me welding on some endtanks onto an intercooler in this pic
What my friends and I do on our spare time. SC300 with 1JZ-GTE had a water pump blow up. I think there was no coolant, just straight up water in the system so everything rusted out like all hell. I'm the one on the right
.... i would love to do one on mine but no time for it...welds look pretty good, they flow fairly well. i never enjoyed TIG welding, i prefer to cheat nowadays and break out the MIG welder with some soft aluminum wire but thats cause i have gotten lazier in my older days ahaha (im not even 30) plus the MIG is so much easier to use.... welding really used to be a art but it seems to have lost its touch with robotics nowadays
so thats you giving the shocker huh?
Last edited by sakataj; 05-12-10 at 10:03 AM.
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