Battery box ideas?

[MNorby]

You guys make changes to your battery boxes? Apparently jumping and bouncing the rig hard makes your battery box break so now gotta change something. Want to put a pair in the back and have 15 or so feet of large cable to do it with but want to see if anyone else has ideas. One thing I am afraid of putting in the rear is the draw from the winch that far back.

 

[vtblazer]

Have any room on your firewall?

 

[MNorby]

nope, still have the heater

 

[MNorby]

thinking i might find another battery tray for the stock location then put an aux batter in the rear. Anyone got a factory tray in decent shape they wanna sell?

 

[mosesburb]

I have one that I can't use because of an intercooler interference issue that I have. I'll look at it to see how good it is. It can't be too bad, because I used it prior to the introduction of an intercooler.

I'll be back in a few.

 

[mosesburb]

PM Sent

 

[MNorby]

thanks, anyone have a driver side one too?

 

[BUDDY]

I'm going with one of these on each side of the frame just in front of the spring hanger & behind the rocker box. If it'll fit there.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/WELD-IN-BATTERY-BOX,3455.html

Later,
Buddy

 

[Burt4x4]

The drivers side tray does exist, I bought one online years ago from another First gen dude, can't recall witch 67-72 truck he got it out of but it bolted right into my 72K5

I don't have a better pic that shows the tray, it is the same as the pass side just opposite.
Good Luck
Burt

 

[Greg72]

Since the factory battery box is basically just three separate pieces welded together I had wondered how hard it would be to cut the welds out, and flip the side pieces to the opposite sides and re-weld it?

Didn't think it all the way through, but I remember at the time it seemed like a plausible idea...