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Postby 20v_rollaboy » Mon May 29, 2006 7:57 pm

Im moving the battery in my wagon to the boot. Ive got crimps and lugs. Where should I run the cable? Under the carpet? Or is under the car ok? The cable has two layers of insulation.

And do I need to put another fuse in the boot?

And new grounding points. Should I just run one good cable to the body somewhere and bolt it on, or run like two or three seperate leads?

Thanks for all ya help people.
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Postby deaf_rattle » Mon May 29, 2006 8:15 pm

what i did when i ran my battery to the boot in the supra
ran 1 gauge from boot to start cable
then another cable from starter to a distribution block for other 12v feeds in the engine bay.

I had a 140amp circuit breaker in the boot, just beside the battery.

1 thick 1 gauge cable for the earth, as short as possible.

all under the carpet through the cabin
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Postby Lloyd » Mon May 29, 2006 8:35 pm

As above, pretty much exactly what I did but with 2 runs of 4ga and a big beefy earth
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Postby 20v_rollaboy » Mon May 29, 2006 9:32 pm

Is mounting the earth on the floor pan ok? Or is it better to run it onto the chassis rail?
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Postby craigt » Mon May 29, 2006 9:41 pm

I run 1 gauge positive inside the car up to an insulated jump point in the engine bay. And same sized earth under the car up to the chassis in the engine bay. I also have an earth cable from the battery to the chassis in the boot and a heavy cable from the front chassis to the gearbox.
I probably went a bit overboard but Ive never had a problem.
If it doesn't fit, force it.
If it breaks it needed replacing anyway!

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Postby Scotty » Mon May 29, 2006 10:08 pm

here's a guide for a celica maybe some use to you
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