DBLAZER
1/2 ton status
I have quite a few questions PM'ed to me about my Engine Bay and the location of of my batteries and the such. So I thought I would post my reply to the last inquiry out here. Anyways..........
<font color="purple"> I do not have pics of the engine bay, but I can tell you it is TIGHT!!! The Batteries were removed from the engine bay. I also gutted the Heat and AC set up. I removed everything including heater core and all inside Heat/AC stuff. </font>
<font color="purple"> With the underdash area behind the glovebox free and clear I removed the glovebox door. I removed glove box itself. So all I had left to install was the dorr itself. I then cut the little peic of metal that runs along the bottom of the dash where the glovebox door mounts. I now had full access to the area. We fabbed up a very strong dual battery mount that we bolted to the inside of the firewall. On the outside we built a plate to help suppore the weight of the batteries. This also sealed up all the holes that were left from the AC/Heater. </font>
<font color="purple"> We then lounted the batteris in the tray. They are bolted in VERY well. I also made a little rubber cover so if the computer, which is just inches from the top of the Battery, falls down it will not just land on the terminals and cause a short. </font>
<font color="purple"> Last, I made some mounts to bolt the bottome peice of metal that I had previously cut out back into place. This allowed me to bolt the glovebox door back into place. So it looks like the stock dash, (kind of!!) </font> /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
<font color="purple"> How do I jump it you ask, well for now I have to go through the glove box door. It isn't that bad. I plan to run a jumper directly from the starter to a secure point that I can plug in a set of cables to jump me off if needed. I will see if I can come up with pics. </font>
<font color="purple"> I do not have pics of the engine bay, but I can tell you it is TIGHT!!! The Batteries were removed from the engine bay. I also gutted the Heat and AC set up. I removed everything including heater core and all inside Heat/AC stuff. </font>
<font color="purple"> With the underdash area behind the glovebox free and clear I removed the glovebox door. I removed glove box itself. So all I had left to install was the dorr itself. I then cut the little peic of metal that runs along the bottom of the dash where the glovebox door mounts. I now had full access to the area. We fabbed up a very strong dual battery mount that we bolted to the inside of the firewall. On the outside we built a plate to help suppore the weight of the batteries. This also sealed up all the holes that were left from the AC/Heater. </font>
<font color="purple"> We then lounted the batteris in the tray. They are bolted in VERY well. I also made a little rubber cover so if the computer, which is just inches from the top of the Battery, falls down it will not just land on the terminals and cause a short. </font>
<font color="purple"> Last, I made some mounts to bolt the bottome peice of metal that I had previously cut out back into place. This allowed me to bolt the glovebox door back into place. So it looks like the stock dash, (kind of!!) </font> /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
<font color="purple"> How do I jump it you ask, well for now I have to go through the glove box door. It isn't that bad. I plan to run a jumper directly from the starter to a secure point that I can plug in a set of cables to jump me off if needed. I will see if I can come up with pics. </font>
