Relocating battery - check list

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Relocating battery - check list
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Yeh Just double checking all of this before I crack on with this

1) using a leisure battery box to use in the boot, secure down. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232078691209 

2) using 170A power cable from starter motor to battery.
3) keep OEM wiring from starter to loom.
4) use inline fuse - anyone suggest one?

4) earth battery in the boot
5) earth engine to chassis

Anything I'm missing or need to consider?
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some way of bolting the cables together in the engine bay

maybe a M8 rubber bobbin
cable terminations
crimper for said terminations
battery terminals
nuts and bolts to fix with
some sort of sleeving to protect the cable through holes or around moving items
a way of venting the battery outside

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
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(05-10-2016, 06:09 PM)cully Wrote: some way of bolting the cables together in the engine bay

maybe a M8 rubber bobbin
cable terminations
crimper for said terminations
battery terminals
nuts and bolts to fix with
some sort of sleeving to protect the cable through holes or around moving items
a way of venting the battery outside

Perfect; cheers! 

What do you mean by bolting cables together ? I was planning to wire straight to starter.
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(05-10-2016, 06:35 PM)ginge191 Wrote: Perfect; cheers! 

What do you mean by bolting cables together ? I was planning to wire straight to starter.

you may have more than one Positive in the engine bay you need to connect too Wink

the HDI's have 3 positive cables connected at the + battery terminal for instance

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
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(05-10-2016, 06:56 PM)cully Wrote:
(05-10-2016, 06:35 PM)ginge191 Wrote: Perfect; cheers! 

What do you mean by bolting cables together ? I was planning to wire straight to starter.

you may have more than one Positive in the engine bay you need to connect too Wink

the HDI's have 3 positive cables  connected at the + battery terminal for instance

There's two; but they're already connected at the original terminal for battery. 

8 was going to connect this to the starter as well as the new connection.
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Bump to the above post.

And using 35mm 240AMP copper cable should suffice, right? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Red-or-Black-2...aKWlgm9AKg
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35mm yes more than adequate

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