Battery box ideas?

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Instead of getting a real-purpose battery box, I was wondering about a plastic tool box bolted to the floor, holes with grommets for the wires and a tube for the notious gasses to escape the cargo area.

The box would be big enough to put a can of "fix-a-flat", a small air compressor, vice-grips, and a multi-purpose screwdriver In case I see a chevy on the side of the road or something lol

 

Michael Yount

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Personally, I wouldn't want other stuff (that could conduct electricity) bouncing around inside a container where my battery was located. I used a simple WalMart marine battery box - $6. Shoot me your email address if you'd like to see pics of my installation.

 

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Bouncing is fun lol... ummm ok I'll PM you... thanks for the tips and ideas.

 

89MustangGX

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You will also need to decide if you want to be NHRA legal with the box as well, marine style boxes aren't legal unless you have a firewall between it and the passenger compartment.

 

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I dont need to be NHRA legal but it would be a good guideline though. One thing for sure I will secure this thing, I don't want a heavy battery to fly onto the back of my passenger's head in case of an accident.

I went and got a marine box for 14$ CAD I just need to make sure the battery will vent outside instead of the cargo area.

 

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Boss 351 said:

I went and got a marine box for 14$ CAD I just need to make sure the battery will vent outside instead of the cargo area.

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A marine box (standard type) isn't sealed (not NHRA legal BTW), so it can "vent" anywhere...

 

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what about optima batteries....arent they sealed? so do you need to vent the battery box? maybe they arent sealed....dont know

 

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ECU5.0 said:

what about optima batteries....arent they sealed? so do you need to vent the battery box? maybe they arent sealed....dont know

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They are sealed. Not sealed as in meets NHRA regulations for a whole box, but technically sealed as in, if you don't care about the rules they're safer than a standard battery.