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24sevenslacker
10-09-12, 08:25 PM
Fancy relocating the battery into the boot to free some space in the engine bay. Need some ideas of how to fix it down and secure it. Suggestions and pictures appreciated
mowgli
10-09-12, 08:32 PM
motorsport grp box with a breather pipe routed to the outside.
24sevenslacker
10-09-12, 08:34 PM
Breather?
paul080803
10-09-12, 08:38 PM
On one end of the battery there will be a breather pipe, you need to extend it to the outside of the car. Usually it's not used as the battery is in the engine bay
24sevenslacker
10-09-12, 08:40 PM
Aah right im guessing because of fumes from the battery
16xe_chris
10-09-12, 08:48 PM
If your going to put it in the boot I'd go for a sealed battery, just incase of whoopsies lol

Had a normal acid one in a mini many moons ago and when that went on its roof in a grp box it was raining acid!!
24sevenslacker
10-09-12, 08:52 PM
Hopefully i wont be rolling it, but thanks for the advice, cheers
16xe_chris
10-09-12, 08:58 PM
You never know matey.

I wasn't planning on rolling mine but it does happen lol
Iain
10-09-12, 10:16 PM
http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/images/RD1981Product.jpg