conversion questions

[320t]

I am in the process of a long term v8 conversion on my 68-40. Anybody have experience with the relocating of the battery? Would appreciate any assistance. Thanks

 

[Junkyard]

When I did the v8 conversion in my old 40, I removed the heater blower motor, fabbed up a battery tray & mounted it where the heater blower used to be.

I never did get around to putting in a new heater, but you can get the cool Mojave heaters from Summitt (or BTB for alot more $) that combine the heater core & blower into a smaller package than the stock setup & mount it where the old heater core used to be.

 

[ironpig70]

saw a post on pirate4x4 where they ran dual optimas in the tool box under the drivers seat. i like removing the heater idea but in northern cali it gets cold so i'm leaving my heater in.

 

[albee]

I think you can fit it in right behind the head lights in the engine compartment. I bolted mine to the wheel well inside the tub.

 

[71-CRUISER]

When I did the v8 conversion in my old 40, I removed the heater blower motor, fabbed up a battery tray & mounted it where the heater blower used to be.

That is exactly what i did with mine.

 

[Paul_A]

Right behind pass head light, over shock tower.

 

[woody]

was: custom mount directly behind the PS headlight, as noted by others....

now: duals in a recessed tray under the drivers seat

 

[nuclearlemon]

both my friend's son and i run ours under the left seat. his is upright, i run gel cell sideways

 

[orangefj45]

i had mine right behind the passenger headlight also, on top of the shock tower. makes a very sturdy mounting point and with minimal fab work, you can make a couple of braces down to the frame.

 

[camcruiser13]

71 and junkyard, did the same thing and the battery fits nicely. the good thing about that to is i got the biggest battery that i could, not possible elsewhere. still never needed the heater

 

[orangefj45]

fwiw.
summit sells a compact aftermarket heater that will install under the dash of the cruiser, like the factory unit. it's got the blower and heat exchanger built in so you can eliminate the heater in your engine compartment. allyou have to do is hook up the water hoses and you're ready to go. nice little setup.

 

[RUfj40crazy]

The PO of my 76' did a pretty sweet relocation behind the passenger seat. I also have a v8 and it cleaned up the compartment nicely. Ive got two remote terminals under the hood where the engine electricals hook up and the battery cables were re-routed back down and through the frame on the pas. side and up through the floor. Id have to run over a tree to even nick the lines...hummm...something to try this week!!!

 

[320t]

Thank you all for the ideas. I have fabbed up a tray and my teenager welded it up nice in autotech. I go with locating it behind the PS light for starters and I like the idea of duals in the tool box. Regards to all. Don