Battery Relocation complete! Here's a few helpful hints...
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Burning Brakes
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****Battery Relocation complete! Here's a few helpful hints...
DIY BATTERY RELOCATION WITH PICTURES MOVED. CLICK ON THE LINK
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-pictures.html
Hope my Vette brothers & sisters find this useful. If you have any questions, ask away.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-pictures.html
Hope my Vette brothers & sisters find this useful. If you have any questions, ask away.
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Nice writeup. I have just one comment, which is that the cubby fiberglas is not unsupported - there is actually a large stamped steel L- bracket that is welded to the frame and runs halfway across the cubby. More than strong enough for the battery.
I have a question though: on my 05, the pass. cubby has a bump in it that made it impossible to get the battery in there, so i had to use the left cubby (dropped right in). Is this not the case on 06 and newer (I am assuming the cubby was redesigned for the Z06)? Thanks.
I have a question though: on my 05, the pass. cubby has a bump in it that made it impossible to get the battery in there, so i had to use the left cubby (dropped right in). Is this not the case on 06 and newer (I am assuming the cubby was redesigned for the Z06)? Thanks.
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Unfortunately the L bracket doesn't run 1/2 way beneath the cubby. It only supports about 3 inches of it. In order to get it to truly support those 3 inches, it could be modified a little because of the small gap between the bracket & the cubby. I glued a thin piece of plastic in between them. It's better then nothing.
I will take some pics this week & post them
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Fits great. The D34 has lots of power. Just figuring out a tie down is a bit tight. I used a universal "I" shaped top bracket with 2, 1/4" rods & ran them thru the cubby floor & bolted them from beneath.
Good info though.
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Battery relocation DIY moved.
Pictures & extended write up are here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-pictures.html
Pictures & extended write up are here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-pictures.html
Last edited by vettemann62; May 19, 2009 at 07:52 PM.
