Relocating battery to boot.

[RobDon]

Will be doing this in January - I'll remove all the trim etc. and weigh up all the options, hopefully take pics as I do it.

 

[The MoffMeister]

would be good to see rob wouldnt mind a it more room in mine

what would you do with all the fuses that are on top of the battery??

 

[ibizacupra]

mine showing the angle used to frame the base for the battery box..

regards
bill

 

[The MoffMeister]

so there's a quite a bit more to it than just the battery? whats that to the right bill? and also what would you do with the fuses that are on top of the battery?

 

[ibizacupra]

up until today (when I removed my entire wiring loom) the battery top fuses and brkt were bolted to the inner wing.

bottom left of this old picture shows it

 

[RobDon]

Mine is already tucked out the way (as you can see in this pic),

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n191/robd67/0804.jpg

Doing the battery shouldn't be difficult, I've ordered an alloy battery tray which can be drilled and bolted to the boot floor, will use some JB Weld on it too to make sure it's secured well. The hold-down is part of the tray so it will be exactly what I need.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/alloy-raci..._W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ9610775QQftidZ2QQtZkm

I've ordered 5m of red 4AWG and 1m of black 4AWG cable, terminals and the tray already. Once new year hols are out the way next week I'll get on with it!

 

[Feel]

so there's a quite a bit more to it than just the battery? whats that to the right bill? and also what would you do with the fuses that are on top of the battery?

I think the thing to the right is the pump for his Water Injection

 

[RobT]

As Bill said, it's all about weight distribution plus more room in the bay to fit a proper un-obstructed air filter setup at the front of the bay.

I plan to use the spare wheel well yes.

thing with the wheel well is that it is right at the back of the car - you are better off with the weight as low as possible but as central as possible, reduces polar moment of inertia of car and makes it more forgiving (best setup is all weight within the wheel centers) - my (lightweight) battery is in the middle of the car lust behind the front seats

 

[The MoffMeister]

ah yeah maybe right there.

even so this looks like an in depth project all the same, so when you have put your wires from the front to the back do you simply tap off them at the front to run those fuses that go on top of your battery?

 

[The MoffMeister]

up until today (when I removed my entire wiring loom) the battery top fuses and brkt were bolted to the inner wing.

bottom left of this old picture shows it

that inlet mani bil whens that happening for us leon boys then??

 

[ibizacupra]

in Jan08 - 2 headed my way from first batch

 

[The MoffMeister]

for leon so tb on driver side??

 

[RobDon]

thing with the wheel well is that it is right at the back of the car - you are better off with the weight as low as possible but as central as possible, reduces polar moment of inertia of car and makes it more forgiving (best setup is all weight within the wheel centers) - my (lightweight) battery is in the middle of the car lust behind the front seats

I agree but in a road car behind the seats is not an option, the front of the spare wheel well is the best place for it, the weight is over the rear beam (near enough), a battery is lighter than a spare wheel and tyre anyway.

My power kit arrived this morning (cables, terminals etc.) so at least I can run the power cable through the car now.

Power kit cost £16, alloy tray is £28, 2 battery terminals were £5.50 - all from eBay.

 

[ibizacupra]

for leon so tb on driver side??

nope. ibiza/TT side

 

[ibizacupra]

I think the thing to the right is the pump for his Water Injection

yep. snow performance pump and Forge water tank are the other bits you can see.

 

[ibizacupra]

thing with the wheel well is that it is right at the back of the car - you are better off with the weight as low as possible but as central as possible, reduces polar moment of inertia of car and makes it more forgiving (best setup is all weight within the wheel centers) - my (lightweight) battery is in the middle of the car lust behind the front seats

good point Rob.. mines sat there in the wheel well as thats rearward (for weight distribution, 20VT is nose heavy)
will be interesting to see how mine corner weights once its fully caged and rewired again...

 

[The MoffMeister]

nope. ibiza/TT side

no use then great.

 

[RobDon]

Finding a good inlet mani for the 180 engine is very difficult, I had high hopes of a Monster 007 small port but don't know what's going on. I can get a USRT mani but have't really seen any test results for them, but haven't heard anything negative either.

http://www.usrallyteam.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_3&products_id=289

 

[PhilW]

What about he Ross inlet?

 

[RobDon]

Expensive and you have to use aftermarket injectors and regulator as the fuel rail is different. USRT mani uses all stock parts on it.