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Anyone here put their battery in their gtst in the boot of their car?

I was going to rewire the bosch 044 fuel pump for a direct feed from the battery, and i need the space in the engine bay for a remote mount filter, and catch tank.....so im gunna move it to the boot. :)

I know i have to run a + cable to the front...

Do i need to put the battery in one of them battery boxes?

Ive got a Delkor Calcium battery (660cca) Is that ok to use in the boot (dunno if it qualifies as a sealed battery or not)?

Any tips, or things i need to watch out for are appreciated.

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i did it in 180sx, ran thick cable to battery one of those sealed type from wrxhoon in gb section good battery, in a 20-30$ plastic box from supercheap

made another ground in the back and used some cable ties pretty straight forward just make sure cable not rubbing on any exposed metal anywhere use a bit of foam or grommets

yeah, just run a good wire to the front, otherside of the car to your amp wires (if your using any) as sometimes you get interference :P

otehr than that, thats what ill be doing.

Having it sit next to my surgie

not using an amp, or running a surge tank (but i dont know if i will one day :P)

Ive got some 10mm thick cable i can use for the + wire (its insulation is red too....bonus :P)

Dunno anywhere to earth it though, as my boot still has all the origional trim inplace....would any part of the car do, so long as its a good contact point?

Yes, good contact point is a must. Sand down the paint to the metal. I would mount the battery in a box on the passenger side of the boot. Run the wiring down the drivers side and then across in front of the petrol tank and to the left side of the boot. As noted above, make sure that it is not rubbing on any metal and/or sharp edges. If it has to go across a sharp edge, use some rubber sleeves (cut some rubber hose down the centre) and wrap it around the cable. Use cable ties to secure it in place.

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