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travisjb · 05-31-2009, 07:27 PM

Looks like you did end up routing it through a different hole in the firewall... mine went through the larger hole closer towards the right fender...

Looks like a decent install, nice job... one comment, I worry that in a front collision the battery in the position you have it would become a missile... mine was placed up against the cross member for this reason... good thing you have a sturdy battery box !

wstar · 05-31-2009, 09:14 PM

I'm not too worried about it. The walls of the box are pretty damn thick, and the thing fits the battery like a glove, I actually had to kinda squeeze the battery between the walls, flexing them slightly. What I really wanted to do was mount it roughly where it is (or if anything further to the passenger side) sideways, with the terminals facing the center of the car. That would've been even more secure. However, the trunk floor doesn't provide a lot of options for level mounting surfaces that would work, it's got lots of little studs and ridges and so-on.

Right now I'm still fighting with getting the passenger footwell back together, specifically that damn A/C blower. Apparently it needs a warning label that you need a higher IQ than me to fit it back in there correctly.

Update: got the interior back together again, time for driving and food. I hate that A/C blower. One day, years from now, when this car is pretty much dead, I'm going after that A/C blower with a baseball bat, Office Space style.

wstar · 06-01-2009, 09:25 AM

The test drive last night went great, nothing came loose, no shorts, etc. Being the paranoid person I can be sometimes, I took my garage fire extinguisher with me in case of some horrible battery incident, but it was totally unwarranted

It seemed like the car handled better, although I didn't do anything too aggressive on this drive. The car just seemed flatter and more neutral through corners. I wasn't really expecting to be able to feel any difference from a single weight reduction/shift mod, but I guess the battery is a pretty big one.

05-31-2009, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 190	Looks like you did end up routing it through a different hole in the firewall... mine went through the larger hole closer towards the right fender... Looks like a decent install, nice job... one comment, I worry that in a front collision the battery in the position you have it would become a missile... mine was placed up against the cross member for this reason... good thing you have a sturdy battery box ! __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-31-2009, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	I'm not too worried about it. The walls of the box are pretty damn thick, and the thing fits the battery like a glove, I actually had to kinda squeeze the battery between the walls, flexing them slightly. What I really wanted to do was mount it roughly where it is (or if anything further to the passenger side) sideways, with the terminals facing the center of the car. That would've been even more secure. However, the trunk floor doesn't provide a lot of options for level mounting surfaces that would work, it's got lots of little studs and ridges and so-on. Right now I'm still fighting with getting the passenger footwell back together, specifically that damn A/C blower. Apparently it needs a warning label that you need a higher IQ than me to fit it back in there correctly. Update: got the interior back together again, time for driving and food. I hate that A/C blower. One day, years from now, when this car is pretty much dead, I'm going after that A/C blower with a baseball bat, Office Space style. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 05-31-2009 at 10:09 PM.

06-01-2009, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	The test drive last night went great, nothing came loose, no shorts, etc. Being the paranoid person I can be sometimes, I took my garage fire extinguisher with me in case of some horrible battery incident, but it was totally unwarranted It seemed like the car handled better, although I didn't do anything too aggressive on this drive. The car just seemed flatter and more neutral through corners. I wasn't really expecting to be able to feel any difference from a single weight reduction/shift mod, but I guess the battery is a pretty big one. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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