new wiring and 2nd battery FTW!

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

my bad I thought it was a Z. Anyway, get yer *** to work on it! lol

I would if i had the time/cash //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

your running your amp grounds back to the negative posts on the batts? i want to try this too, since i have no spot in the trunk except for my rear strut bolts, but those are about 1" round.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

your running your amp grounds back to the negative posts on the batts? i want to try this too, since i have no spot in the trunk except for my rear strut bolts, but those are about 1" round.

Yeah, negatives ran back to the battery. They are going to end up there eventually, why not just make them direct ya know?

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Taking all the old wire out, putting the 2nd battery in and getting it all mounted. Measuring out 4 runs of wire, getting them cut up, putting ring terminals on the ends that needed them (that took a WHILE) and then getting them all strapped in. Measuring and cutting the wires to hook up both batteries, and again putting ring terminals on those.
Imagine running wire through your car and getting it all hooked up, then doing it 3 more times. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Not to mention adding the 2nd battery.

Would take me 3 hours, 4 TOPS //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif And thats running it through a sedan //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif Just giving you a hard time bro //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

nice ring terminals, where'd ya get em //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

dem ring terminals are retarded..... i think i cussed and threw more across the alley than i actually used:furious:

tommy, what are dem dinky wires hangin' off the alty?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

dem ring terminals are retarded..... i think i cussed and threw more across the alley than i actually used:furious:

tommy, what are dem dinky wires hangin' off the alty?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

The stock wires. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Don't worry, there's a piece of 1/0 coming off of there too. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

It would've been two if i had some more d*mn ring terminals.

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

I'm curious as to what you did for the second battery tray? Hopefully I have room to do that in my blazer.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

what year blazer?

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

First gen 85

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Nice. Box pics coming soon?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I'm curious as to what you did for the second battery tray? Hopefully I have room to do that in my blazer.

I actually made a tray out of some wood I had laying around. I had to take out the air intake tube in order to make any battery fit in there.

Nice. Box pics coming soon?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Of course not. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

Easy to imagine, ive reran mine 4 or 5 myself. Dont feel bad about the fuse, i have exactly...none. x2 for the taking forever bit. I spent most of last weekend drilling my *** off, and ran my garage, and the shop completely out of 1/0 connectors.

**** i thought i had a lot of 2400's for a DD. wow nice work.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Im so confused about the multiple runs of grond to the front and back. What if you dont have a second battery in the front do you still run the ground to the front? Or can you just ground at the back?

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Im so confused about the multiple runs of grond to the front and back. What if you dont have a second battery in the front do you still run the ground to the front? Or can you just ground at the back?

I ground directly to the battery. It's going to end up there anyways, so why not make a connection that has much better conductivity than the body or chassis?