Battery relocation.

[Clb]

Op
I did my rockcrawlers battery under the bed, used #? Welding lead fine strand wire.
I'm not able to access it just now, but I think I used #2 ga...
Bigger the better might go 1 ga. Larger than factory for the voltage drop.
Remind me later I'll check

 

[nelstomlinson]

Our IDI pickups have 00gauge between the batteries, and from the block to the negative terminals, and 0000gauge from the passenger side positive to the starter. I wouldn't go smaller than that, and if you're relocating behind the cab, might want to go bigger.

 

[Clb]

That^^^!

 

[Danielle]

Corrosion isn’t really an issue with the part of the country I am in. No salt

I feel like this statement here is honestly the biggest flex you can have in a community of people that have 30 year old vehicles

 

[kbenz]

Don’t bother. He can no longer respond.

Late again

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Late again

Yes but another bad account gone so it evens out.

 

[ocnorb]

In my ‘94 Crew Cab I moved the batteries to the frame with some custom mounts. I decided to use “H8” batteries as they are short enough to stay above the frame rail mostly. We also use this same battery in a few other cars in the old fleet.

I used cheap plastic “toolbox” as a battery cover. Large locomotive cable ( can’t recall the size atm).

This allows more room under the hood. My OCD pushed me to do it so I could get a straighter intake pipe. The air filter box (Duramax) is temporary until I can build something better/bigger.

Here’s a few pics from back then (‘24).

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[u2slow]

H8 would be an odd-duck for my fleet, but I like your ingenuity!

 

[nelstomlinson]

That looks a lot like the long, narrow battery in my old Mercedes.