Guest Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Some of you may recall my GS fan / overheating thread where Parker diagnosed and fixed corroded wires near the battery. Time to get proactive I said to myself. Yesterday, I brought cable, connectors, a lightweight Braille battery and a mounting kit to Parker (he was kind enough to spec the needed parts). The end result is a battery mounted in the rear passenger side cubby and it looks sweet. Less battery draw with bigger cable, heavy battery upfront in the heat is gone. I am a happy camper. Thank-you Parker !! Next item will be a cooling setup worthy of an Arizona summer. :-) Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PALADIN Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Pic's or it didn't happen. :photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hopefully you won't have a problem changing out the battery in the future. I had to change mine last month and it was a real pain because there wasn't enough room to pull the battery and maneuver the positive cable at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 He won't have any issues, I like, tested it and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAMMER Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 If it's anything like my briale battery it's about the size of a standard motorcycle battery and you could pick it up with one hand. SLAMMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Not cool without pictures. Even Mr. Parker knows better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneer Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 If it's anything like my briale battery it's about the size of a standard motorcycle battery and you could pick it up with one hand. SLAMMER That's jus because you're a Stud! Jus sayin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I saw it. It looks like a battery. And cables. At the back of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLs Mistress Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I did mine couple months back ,Lew did his last week . This fade might catch on yet.. . I also added a power point in the back so I could plug in my battery tender.... Parker that name sounds familiar . Does he have a Corvette . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe@cpr.com Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Parker that name sounds familiar . Does he have a Corvette . Supposedly he does, would love to run it/ drag it down a track or Mexico freeway ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Supposedly he does, would love to run it/ drag it down a track or Mexico freeway ;)It's nice to want things Seriously, one day, just not in the near future, too much other stuff going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Supposedly he does, would love to run it/ drag it down a track or Mexico freeway ;) It's nice to want things Seriously, one day, just not in the near future, too much other stuff going on. I saw it out of the garage in the sunlight recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvl4evr Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Does this count as a mod for car shows? Be careful, a couple more smart ideas like this and you'll be out of the stock class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I saw it out of the garage in the sunlight recently.I got this guy to move it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mregor Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hopefully you won't have a problem changing out the battery in the future. I had to change mine last month and it was a real pain because there wasn't enough room to pull the battery and maneuver the positive cable at the same time.^^^^^^^ what he said. I just pulled mine out Monday night and it was the worst battery job I've ever done. Seriously, it was like a Jay post. I was under the car trying to get slack out of positive cable (don't try that, I don't think it's possible), tried bending it every which way, ended up removing door, carpet, and frame to get it out. That frickin' positive cable blocks it by such a small amount but is just enough to make you drop battery several times. Hope I didn't wreck anything. Going to put the new one I picked up today back in. Hopefully it goes in easier than it came out. New one has a handle built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 A Jay post, LOL Absolutely awesome, ha ha ha The battery I installed is dimensionally smaller, making installation/removal much easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Does that smaller battery work just as well as the regular size batteries? CCA etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 They work very well, 45 minutes of reserve capacity and a 5 second hot crank amperage (PCA) of 1191 amps Max. Braille does not rate batteries in CCA, but I would guesstimate the CCA in the 550 range based on the PCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Interesting. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I just switched to a magneto and a set of bicycle pedals. No battery needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAMMER Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here is a couple of pictures of my battery relocation project. Phil did it for me. He said it was a breeze,.....or some wind referance. SLAMMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here is a couple of pictures of my battery relocation project. Phil did it for me. He said it was a breeze,.....or some wind referance.image.jpgimage.jpg SLAMMER ^^^^this took 6 months, right??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Just pop the carpet up and run a nylon strap under the battery if it doesn't have a handle built in. Replacing rear batteries, even full size ones is cake once you know the tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmotorhead Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Here is a couple of pictures of my battery relocation project. Phil did it for me. He said it was a breeze,.....or some wind referance.image.jpgimage.jpg SLAMMER ^^^^this took 6 months, right??? Watch it BUB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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