battery relocation on vert?

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TonyStarks29
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i wanna run it threw my vert... im not sure how/if i can... i never seen what the vert looks like without back seats.... and i wanna run it away from my top pump would i have to run it underneath the car or can i run it threw the interior and backseat i searched for battery relocation on verts but couldnt find anything


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It's fairly easy to do, but I didn't do it because I won't be able to put boot cover in the trunk. If you remove back seat, you will see there's some space you can run wires. There's some kind of card board on the way. You can run the wires under there.

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i did it on mineill take pics tomorrow morning so you can see

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I'm planning on running mine on the opposite side of the pump. There's plenty of space for wires. Just start pulling panels and seats. That stuff goes back together really easy.

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Is there any other reason for relocating the battery to the trunk other than to allow room for intercooler piping? I would imagine it could get quite messy back there.

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cmkelly wrote:Is there any other reason for relocating the battery to the trunk other than to allow room for intercooler piping? I would imagine it could get quite messy back there.
Weight distribution. Battery is pretty heavy, and it's located way up front. Some people relocate it between the axles right behind front seat.

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its real easy to do, i did it in 35 minutes, ill take pics when i get batterys lol

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the only real reason is becaue my intercooler gets in the way and i've bought a brand new battery from my old car... and now im doing the swap into my vert

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pics

I ran the wire under the dash and through the middleDont forget to add a 100 amp fuse

and there you go, for 50 dollars you can do this too

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Anyone considering a battery relocation should read the following article; especially if you ever race your car:

http://www.timskelton.com/ligh...e.htm

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hey im having problems tryin to take out the back seats there doesnt seem to be and bolts or screws or anyhting i see a black plactic thing on the seat i tried to play with that nothing came loose how the heck do you take off the seat

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Never mind.... my two little platic pull things were broken who ever had this vert before me must have cracked em its all good i had no room to pull them so i just grabed a flat head and seats poped right off i got my wire running threw the car did it in 5 mins

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good job, just make sure that the battery is mounted well


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