Mini battery kit for ~$50?? I think so! *PICS*
Mini battery kit for ~$50?? I think so! *PICS*
UPDATE #3
Changed out the negative terminal for something a little more aesthetically pleasing and picked up my postive terminal cover from the dealer. Still working like a champ.
UPDATE #2
We got 4" of snow for the past 2 days and temperatures ~28-34*. Battery worked perfectly without a hitch.
UPDATE #1
I've changed my design a bit, as you can see.
I decided that I didn't want to pay a major premium for a mini battery kit as my stock one started to go. I started with an Everstart ES50N18LA3 lead-acid motorcycle battery rated at 260 cold cranking amps. (*note* You'll need to fill the battery with acid which is provided with filling tubes.) Next you'll need a pair of threaded automotive battery posts. Both items were purchased at Wal-mart for ~$50. I had to fab up a pair of brackets to connect the motorcycle-style terminals to the battery posts. A couple pieces of aluminum cut and drilled to fit worked perfectly. The J bolts that hold the battery tie down had to be cut about a half an inch and re-bent into J's. This was accomplished with a hacksaw and a vice. Here's the result.
Battery part number
Positive post with bracket
Negative post with bracket
Overhead
Driver side
Driver side overhead
Passenger side
Overall I lost about 15lbs off the front end and it starts up just as well, if not better than stock. Its not turned parallel with the car due to being a bit to long for the factory tiedown to cover to top. Let me know what you guys think.
Changed out the negative terminal for something a little more aesthetically pleasing and picked up my postive terminal cover from the dealer. Still working like a champ.
UPDATE #2
We got 4" of snow for the past 2 days and temperatures ~28-34*. Battery worked perfectly without a hitch.
UPDATE #1
I've changed my design a bit, as you can see.
I decided that I didn't want to pay a major premium for a mini battery kit as my stock one started to go. I started with an Everstart ES50N18LA3 lead-acid motorcycle battery rated at 260 cold cranking amps. (*note* You'll need to fill the battery with acid which is provided with filling tubes.) Next you'll need a pair of threaded automotive battery posts. Both items were purchased at Wal-mart for ~$50. I had to fab up a pair of brackets to connect the motorcycle-style terminals to the battery posts. A couple pieces of aluminum cut and drilled to fit worked perfectly. The J bolts that hold the battery tie down had to be cut about a half an inch and re-bent into J's. This was accomplished with a hacksaw and a vice. Here's the result.
Battery part number
Positive post with bracket
Negative post with bracket
Overhead
Driver side
Driver side overhead
Passenger side
Overall I lost about 15lbs off the front end and it starts up just as well, if not better than stock. Its not turned parallel with the car due to being a bit to long for the factory tiedown to cover to top. Let me know what you guys think.
Last edited by TVA; Mar 3, 2007 at 01:34 PM.
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How is this functional? What purpose does it serve? From the looks of that you can not run a shorter UICP. So what then? Weight reduction? If you say yes then....well I am not like some people on here......so I guess I will just keep my thoughts to myself.