Racing battery install writeup completed
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Drifting
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From: Fort Collins CO
Racing battery install writeup completed
Hey all -
With my Eclipse, I always wrote up how-tos on the projects that I did for the car, similar to how jmX does, but since he's had most of the bases covered for C5's, I haven't spent much time doing that with the Corvette.
Well, I finally did a mod that he doesn't have on his site, so I took a few minutes and did a bit of a writeup of this one.
This is the install of a 13lb Hawker racing battery, and the bracket I made for tying it down.
Hope you enjoy it - and let me know of any things that are unclear, typos, etc etc:
http://www.jakelatham.com/C5/projects/battery/
Cheers!
-Jake
With my Eclipse, I always wrote up how-tos on the projects that I did for the car, similar to how jmX does, but since he's had most of the bases covered for C5's, I haven't spent much time doing that with the Corvette.
Well, I finally did a mod that he doesn't have on his site, so I took a few minutes and did a bit of a writeup of this one.
This is the install of a 13lb Hawker racing battery, and the bracket I made for tying it down.
Hope you enjoy it - and let me know of any things that are unclear, typos, etc etc:
http://www.jakelatham.com/C5/projects/battery/
Cheers!
-Jake
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From: Nevada and Florida
Re: Racing battery install writeup completed (JakeL)
:cool: Did a similar project about two months ago. The Battery saves 25 lbs. in weight. Since it is a drycell type it will not leak. It will hold a charge for a good two weeks. I opted for the metal jacket version that will handle higher engine bay temps.
The bracket I made was a simple design with a threaded rod on each side of the battery. I used a piece of aluminum channel to secure the battery on the top, laying down flat, with nylocks. Covered the rods and channel in HD shrink tube. I used a vinyl pad on the battery tray for shock absorption.
Here are some links for those interested in this type of battery:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-dynabatt.htm
http://www.gotbatteries.com/Productp...ctNum=37L105S7
[Modified by BHP, 10:05 AM 4/11/2004]
The bracket I made was a simple design with a threaded rod on each side of the battery. I used a piece of aluminum channel to secure the battery on the top, laying down flat, with nylocks. Covered the rods and channel in HD shrink tube. I used a vinyl pad on the battery tray for shock absorption.
Here are some links for those interested in this type of battery:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-dynabatt.htm
http://www.gotbatteries.com/Productp...ctNum=37L105S7
[Modified by BHP, 10:05 AM 4/11/2004]
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Fort Collins CO
Re: Racing battery install writeup completed (BHP)
:cool: Did a similar project about two months ago. The Battery saves 25 lbs. in weight.
Here are some links for those interested in this type of battery:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-dynabatt.htm
http://www.gotbatteries.com/Productp...ctNum=37L105S7
http://www.stealth316.com/2-dynabatt.htm
http://www.gotbatteries.com/Productp...ctNum=37L105S7
Do you have any pictures of your work? I'd be curious to see what others ideas were like.
Thanks for the kind words all,
-Jake
