Topic: 88-91 civic wheel well battery tray (Read 9942 times)

danz · « **on:** May 16, 2009, 02:14:29 AM »

i got my battery tray fabbed up today. its pretty pimp i must admit.

picked up a universal tie down kit today as well. going to set that up tomorrow

ghetto factory kirkland signature lawn/garden battery. 230cca/300ca. $38 CAD. or $7 USD. heh

tacked up for fitting

all welded up and painted. its hard to see but there is a little tab sticking out the back that goes into the body/rail. its strong as hell!

and a quick shot of the setup so far. :yes:

caged · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2009, 04:16:07 AM »

You seem to come up with some great shit.

good work

Ravage70 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2009, 12:02:53 PM »

Cover those leads good

Canadian weather with eat through everything.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #3 on:** May 16, 2009, 12:15:50 PM »

I like this alot better than in the trunk!! To bad mine is already there, Jump starting it should be kinda fun ;D

DelSlow · « **Reply #4 on:** May 16, 2009, 01:01:17 PM »

Pretty nice actually, but i would think it'd be a bitch for when you need a jump..

danz · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2009, 03:07:44 PM »

you might THINK it would be a bitch, but thats because you cant see that the positive terminal is accessible through the engine bay.

but that isn't anyones fault now is it. ;D

but lets just say the terminal wasnt accessible... then just run a lead into the bay and cover it till you need a jump. kinda like how they do it on most domestics that have a hidden battery.

the tie down kit is pretty sweet. im gonna drill the holes and mount it up today. i hope i wont even have to extend the leads. we will see.

danz · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2009, 01:12:34 AM »

got the positive wire extended. the ground just fits without extension.

plus the princess auto tie down kit. true

ryan89crx · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2009, 11:26:44 AM »

looks good. inexpensive way to make room in ED engine bays :yes:

92CXyD · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2009, 11:31:05 AM »

goop the shit out the leads keeps the moisture and salts out.

I usually use lithium base grease (bearing greese or something thicker)

Kain · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2009, 12:11:09 PM »

Quote from: 92CXyD on May 18, 2009, 11:31:05 AM

goop the shit out the leads keeps the moisture and salts out.

I usually use lithium base grease (bearing greese or something thicker)

petrolium jelly.

also, put in a circuit breaker thats about 250 amps in there so that if a positive wire gets pinched to the chasis in an accident, you dont get a horrible fire.

allgo88 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2009, 03:47:31 PM »

i did this a year ago.i had problems getting the bumper lightbulb in the socket.no big deal.just an extra fab.

danz · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2009, 12:37:28 AM »

the battery is a little weak. im not too impressed. i might look into something else.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2009, 02:44:16 PM »

That sucks man I was hoping for a good outcome. $:-\$

danz · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:10:02 AM »

Quote from: ratcityrex on May 20, 2009, 02:44:16 PM

That sucks man I was hoping for a good outcome. $:-\$

well it works fine but if u crank it for a good 20 seconds it needs a jump...

ie, when i went to prime the motor it didnt have the juice to get it done.

but now that the car runs it starts it up every time. worth the $40 thats for sure. (till it lets me down in the middle of the night 3 hours away from home... lol)

but yeah, the beast runs!!!!!!!

fishinfool88 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2009, 05:36:58 AM »

Yeah, I'm sure an aircraft battery is amazing, but whats the pricetag like?

txdohczc · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2009, 02:34:47 PM »

phil stubbs gets used airplane batteries for cheap hit him up he might have what your looking for

txdohczc · « **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2009, 02:48:10 PM »

Quote from: n/a mike on May 23, 2009, 02:45:13 PM

i used to have a link to a place that sold the same spoon and other jdm batteries for $50
i can't find that link to save my life.
the only difference in these batteries was they didn't have a post, you had to screw the cables to them. if that makes sense :yes:

do you mean like a side post battery?

danz · « **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2009, 04:07:27 PM »

took the car for a rip around the block and it died on me for unknown reasons and didnt want to start again... (eventually got it started again, weird thing was i didnt change anything...)

the battery died pretty quick trying to crank it over... so i might be looking to upgrade. i would hate to get stranded after cranking the battery for only 20 seconds or so.

and its a honda, so we know the dizzy is going to die sooner or later. lol

does anyone know if the fuel pump still primes if you have a bad main relay? im trying to figure out this starting issue. my fuel pump primes fine, every time.

funny story, the car wouldnt start, so i ran a test lead into the car to check for spark and then it started fine on 3 cylinders. lol. strange strange world.

danz · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2009, 02:31:52 AM »

Quote from: n/a mike on May 23, 2009, 04:17:13 PM

the fuel pump won't do anything if the main relay is bad

cool... car started to co-operate today.. beats me.

danz · « **Reply #19 on:** May 29, 2009, 02:53:37 AM »

update: repinned wire in the dizzy harness was loose. fixed that, no more problems

battery is working great. starts the car no problem every time.

i would say go for it if you are looking for something cheap. :yes:

esi42 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:27:02 AM »

Wouldnt that be bad if you hit something?

jeffsciv23 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 30, 2009, 02:25:31 AM »

a friend of mine did the same thing on his crx but use a battery about the size of the smaller battery posted above. think the battery was about 100 or so, not sure what kind or where he got it though.

danz · « **Reply #22 on:** May 31, 2009, 01:38:03 AM »

Quote from: n/a mike on May 30, 2009, 02:32:41 AM

Quote from: danz on May 29, 2009, 02:53:37 AM
update: repinned wire in the dizzy harness was loose. fixed that, no more problems

battery is working great. starts the car no problem every time.

i would say go for it if you are looking for something cheap. :yes:

so battery is working good now?

also the tabs that are bolted to the frame rail, are those bolt holes already there or did you have to drill them out and put nuts on the end of the bolts?

they are already there. the only tricky part is mocking it up and getting the angles right.

danz · « **Reply #23 on:** August 18, 2009, 11:52:05 AM »

so its been a while since this was installed... its working surprisingly well

havent had one issue so far except how much of a bitch it is to remove the positive terminal. i have an extra main fuse in the glove box just in case lol. (will wire in a kill switch to make things easier one day... or just relocate the battery inside, idk..)

battery works well enough to let the dual rad fans and heater core fan run for 20 minutes between passes at the track and still start the car.

i would recommend this to all RHMT nogs on a budget

chris · « **Reply #24 on:** August 18, 2009, 09:01:09 PM »

Like to see how it reacts in winter

danz · « **Reply #25 on:** August 25, 2009, 01:14:42 AM »

Quote from: chris M on August 18, 2009, 09:01:09 PM

Like to see how it reacts in winter

summer only car.

Corey · « **Reply #26 on:** August 25, 2009, 02:52:35 AM »

i ran the same battery type of battery in 3 of my hondas. all of them could sit for a week and start right up no problem in the dead of winter. its amazing how well they actually work for a lawnmower battery.

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