Battery box in the box holes...

Lurkin · Post by **Lurkin** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:04 pm

The new beast I have has unfortunatly been previously owned by a clever child.

like most they have done some very clever work on the car, including moving the battery box to the boot (ae101 levin)

I'm pretty keen to redo it, as theres currently nothing holding the battery ie the two 8mm odd bolts to support the battery is not present.

Yes I know this is illegal - hence why I want to change it asap...

wondering whether I could skip the welded bolts suggested in the tutorial in favour of installing the battery box to the immediate left of opening the boot, but simply drilling holes through the boot bottom and bolting everything directly to the car, rather than to a piece of MDF.

keen to do this myself however as the warrant is on the 7/2/2008 needs to be right an legit the first time round...

ideas?

postfach · Post by **postfach** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:11 pm

That worked fine for me, use big washers/metal plate on the underside of the car where you're bolting to, otherwise they'll say the bolts are able to pull through in an accident.

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:12 pm

I'm sure it will be fine to bolt it to the car, as long as its secure enough it should be sweet as. The box needs to be vented to outside the car too

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:02 pm

battery doesn't need to be vented to outside if it is a sealed unit.

and as postfach said, use big washers to distribute force.
Watch where you are drilling as some cars have box sections which cannot be accessed from the other side.

Also look at covering up the bolts with a lick of paint or silicon to prevent corrosion as well

The welded bolts were mainly there for the stereo install. In other relocations I have done, the box has been bolted down to a false floor in the boot.

Another alternative is if you can take off the bumper and slip your hand down the chassis rail to secure nut/bolt, holes into the rail would be a very secure mount.

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:02 pm

Batteries don't need to be secured for a warrant and don't need to be vented for a warrant either, just so you know

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:05 pm

HRT wrote:Batteries don't need to be secured for a warrant and don't need to be vented for a warrant either, just so you know

really? damn!

better to be safe than sorry really

The first time i went through with the celica, I explained to the warrent guy what I did and how I did it to ensure that he didn't ping me for an unsafe car

Stott69 · Post by **Stott69** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:08 pm

HRT wrote:Batteries don't need to be secured for a warrant and don't need to be vented for a warrant either, just so you know

ah so thats why i dont have a problem, but would it be correct to say its needed for raceing?

Lurkin · Post by **Lurkin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:18 am

Thank you HRT - it explains alot actually - couldn't understand how the past owner had been 'getting away with it' assumed it was a result of a custard slice and beer warrant...

hmm either way have decided to do this the right way first - might have a yarn to the guy that will be doing the warrant on it just to make sure he won' do a bung about it.

Cheers! ps. DeeCee - the tutorial is fantastic and significantly better than the other misleading rubbish written on the net!

cheers guys!

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:21 pm

Stott69 wrote:
HRT wrote:Batteries don't need to be secured for a warrant and don't need to be vented for a warrant either, just so you know

ah so thats why i dont have a problem, but would it be correct to say its needed for raceing?

Yep, correct. A car needs to be safe to race :lol:

I'm suprised a battery doesn't need to be secured.... imagine that in the back of ya head

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:40 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Yep, correct. A car needs to be safe to race I'm suprised a battery doesn't need to be secured.... imagine that in the back of ya head

Thats what I was thinking as well!
Hence when I do my friends relocations, I always take the extra steps lol.

An unsecured batt in the back is just a disaster waiting to happen!

FULLOC · Post by **FULLOC** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:43 pm

Then why do you fail if you dont have a battery hold down clamp when its in engine bay? (speaking from several experiences)

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:52 pm

If it cant fall out of the engine bay and hit some kid on the side of the road, then its not an issue. If it can then it has to be secured. Been changed for a couple of years now I think

B1NZ · Post by **B1NZ** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:12 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:
Stott69 wrote:
HRT wrote:Batteries don't need to be secured for a warrant and don't need to be vented for a warrant either, just so you know

ah so thats why i dont have a problem, but would it be correct to say its needed for raceing?

Yep, correct. A car needs to be safe to race I'm suprised a battery doesn't need to be secured.... imagine that in the back of ya head

oooh, that reminds me- off to the "stupidest things you have done to a car" thread :lol:

mr30%jr · Post by **mr30%jr** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:33 pm

ive been told it had be bolted down.

god dam another thing i hate about VTNZ napier :lol: