Confedneck
3/4 ton status
Anyone running them? Anyone who is, did you mount them in your spare tire well? Seems like a GREAT place to keep them fairly out of the way.. How'd ya do it?
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Dual Batteries?
- Thread starter Confedneck
- Start date
Burbdood 74
Giver of not a single damn...
I don't have dual batteries yet, but one day maybe. Wouldn't putting a battery in the passenger compartment be dangerous though? IIRC, years ago I remember someone saying that batteries give out a gas or fumes or something like that. Never seen it myself though.
Anyway, why not get a diesel battery tray for the drivers side of the engine bay and run it there? It'd sure make wiring it all up a lot easier.
Anyway, why not get a diesel battery tray for the drivers side of the engine bay and run it there? It'd sure make wiring it all up a lot easier.
Why not just put it on the same spot on the other fender??? Just make a holder for it. Seems like the best idea to me
sinner7773
1/2 ton status
why not just pick up a passenger side bat holder off a diesel in your local salvage yard thats how i did mine on my burb dual optimas i think i paid 20 for it drilled one hole and mounted right up
I always thought the spare tire well would be a good place for dual optimas. Just fab up a lid to cover them and vent it out through the floor or something.
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
I think that's the plan. I should have a little wire feed soon, so I will build a battery tray and box. I don't want them under the hood, because once I go 6bt, I will need all the help with weight that I can get.
yeah you will. thats always been a dream of mine, to put a 12 valve in my suburban... one day...
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
I can't see myself putting any money into a sbc for a 6200lb truck, and I can make plenty of power from a manual cummins... and there's a couple on sale on CL here, one for 1750$ with 100hp injectors and the newer hxd35 turbo...
damn! they're hard to come by under $3k around here. i'm not sure what kinda DMV **** i'd have to deal with by converting my sub to diesel either.
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
none of that bs to worry about here. hell they don't even compare vins when they pull you over
they don't do that here either, but registering/smog testing is what i'd be worried about. well that and i can't afford a $3000 engine...
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
neither can I. Luckily I am in the industry deep enough to score crap all the time lol
yeah i bet, my Matco dealer just picked up a SIG 1911 .45 to settle a $300 debt, lucky bastard.
so, any word on a dual battery tray for the spare well?
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
haven't been working on it, it's too fookin hot. i pulled the dash trim off to replace the fuel gauge 2 weeks ago, and still haven't changed the gauge, i have to hold the radio in place over bumps so it doesn't fall out... lazy
Slacker...
Confedneck
3/4 ton status
agreed. i've also had a raised steering arm for a week now and it's still sitting on the floorboard
