Wow! Look at all of that space!, Battery Relocation! Options

[Slick]

Today I decided to relocate my battery. I'm a novice with electrics so I was a bit hesitant about doing it, but all came out fine and I'm pretty pleased with myself.

Before:



More painful moments of drilling holes into my car.





I didn't jack the car up or I would have noticed that I could have run the cable through the plastic guard instead of tiestripping it to it. Oh well. Project for another day.





Finished product!



And, TA-DAAA! More space? For what, I don't know. But I'll think of something.

[95CelicaST]

Now drill out the spot welds and get rid of the battery tray, then weld up the holes.

[presure2]

Now drill out the spot welds and get rid of the battery tray, then weld up the holes.

heh..i was thinking that very thing when i saw the pic.
if your careful with a spot weld cutter, you wont even have any holes to weld, just grind the spot welds flat.

[Slick]

Now drill out the spot welds and get rid of the battery tray, then weld up the holes.

heh..i was thinking that very thing when i saw the pic.
if your careful with a spot weld cutter, you wont even have any holes to weld, just grind the spot welds flat.

What, you mean like with an angle grinder?

[presure2]

Now drill out the spot welds and get rid of the battery tray, then weld up the holes.

heh..i was thinking that very thing when i saw the pic.
if your careful with a spot weld cutter, you wont even have any holes to weld, just grind the spot welds flat.

What, you mean like with an angle grinder?

yup.
use this to cut the welds:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=95343
just go slow, and just cut thru the top layer of steel, then pop the bracket loose, and grind the welds flat with an angle grinder, or a die grinder with a sanding disk or whatever.