<VV> Battery location

[Bryan Blackwell]

Yes, it works quite well, especially since many ways to lighten the car 
move the CG rearward (seats in particular).  Rather than running 
another wire for the stock harness, you can simply run a #0 cable to 
the starter, then a #10 from the starter to the Horrid Plastic Thingy.  
You won't need to change the springs, BTW, although the CG shift is 
pretty significant, it's not that much weight.
--
Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"

On Feb 26, 2005, at 4:05 PM, <kenfran at comcast.net> wrote:

> Has anybody re-located the battery to the trunk? Seems like that would 
> help
> shift weight forward for better handling, but obviously needs a heavy
> starter wire to the rear, plus something like the heavy #10 wire for 
> lights,
> ignition, etc.
> I already have shifted the spare tire to the front in my Monza, and 
> plan on
> the same for my Corsa.  Is this weight shift enough to rethink the 
> springs?
> (Planning on heavy duty springs, one coil removed for the Corsa, which 
> I am
> just starting to build as a street rod/autocrosser)