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Thinking Of Trading My Fox For An Import...

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95Vert383AOD

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So how much Cat5 does it take to relocate the battery in a Mustang?
 

Boosted92LX

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NIKwoaC said:
This thread got me thinking... AWD Fox conversion...
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I spent an afternoon studying a wrecked 4x4 explorer once trying to figure out how to make it work.. but got distracted.

Squirrel!
 

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95Vert383AOD said:
So how much Cat5 does it take to relocate the battery in a Mustang?
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Well, a typical CAT5 cable would have a total of eight 24-gauge copper wires. The size of a 24-gauge wire is approximately 400 circular mills. This gives a total cross-sectional area of 3200cmil for the entire bundle of wires, which is equivalent to a 15-gauge wire. Assuming that you would want to use a #1/0 copper wire for your battery cable, which is 133,000cmils, you would need approximately 42 CAT5 cables to properly relocate your battery. Double that if you want to do the same for your ground.

I would suggest straps like these to contain your hunk of wires going from the front to back of the car. Hang them from the roof inside the car along the door frames for an awesome custom look.
 
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95Vert383AOD said:
So how much Cat5 does it take to relocate the battery in a Mustang?
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More than you can afford pal
 

Boosted92LX

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RacEoHolic330 said:
Well, a typical CAT5 cable would have a total of eight 24-gauge copper wires. The size of a 24-gauge wire is approximately 400 circular mills. This gives a total cross-sectional area of 3200cmil for the entire bundle of wires, which is equivalent to a 15-gauge wire. Assuming that you would want to use a #1/0 copper wire for your battery cable, which is 133,000cmils, you would need approximately 42 CAT5 cables to properly relocate your battery. Double that if you want to do the same for your ground.

I would suggest straps like these to contain your hunk of wires going from the front to back of the car. Hang them from the roof inside the car along the door frames for an awesome custom look.
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This guy gets the thread.
 

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SSeater said:
This guy gets the thread.
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I second that - Scott - the fact that you knew all of that and added a picture to "boot" - gets you one more....
 

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SSeater said:
This guy gets the thread.
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pun intended?
 

95Vert383AOD

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Hahaaa wow this is funny and not just because ive been drinking. I didn't even expect all that in response. You guys are so helpful. Now where is the best place to route the wires? I want a stealth look. Pictures would help.
 

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N8Dogg98 said:
Let me help you with your English:

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you are so awesome.
 
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SSeater said:
I spent an afternoon studying a wrecked 4x4 explorer once trying to figure out how to make it work.. but got distracted.

Squirrel!
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That'd be really cool unique thing to see.


madmike1157 get on it, your wow factor needs some sprucing!
 

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SSeater said:
I spent an afternoon studying a wrecked 4x4 explorer once trying to figure out how to make it work.. but got distracted.

Squirrel!
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Would you be able to get the engine low enough in a Fox though? I was thinking you might have to do a complete drivetrain swap out of an AWD vehicle. A transverse mounted engine like a AWD V6 Fusion, or a SHO Taurus if you had the coin. I think a truck 4x4 system might take up too much room.
 

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Would you be able to get the engine low enough in a Fox though?
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That's pretty much the conclusion I came to. It would never fit.
 
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