Battery Relocation

[pontiacgp]

I forgot to take a measurement today so hopefully someone can help me out so and save me a trip tomorrow. I'm putting the battery in the trunk so how long of a cable do I need to go out of the trunk and along the frame to the engine compartment on the wheel-well where I have my remote solenoid...

Thanks

 

[LS1GN]

I went from passenger rear to driver's front and used about 17-18 feet for the +.

GP, I split the negative three ways: grounded the body, the frame and I ran a third (2 gauge or so) through the framerail up to the crossmember and over to the tailshaft of the transmission

 

[pontiacgp]

Thanks, I'll pick up a 25 ft roll tomorrow. I'm was going to ground it similar to what you did. It seems the engineers on these cars didn't think a ground was that important...

 

[LS1GN]

I'm sure you'll be spot on.

As for GM engineers, something I finally figured out was they never grounded the frame, only the body on our cars. The engine was usually grounded to the firewall steel. I tied the frame and body together (electrically) and ground stuff to both. This pic was taken sort of underneath where my back seat is.

 

[pontiacgp]

you're right about the frame cause the body sits on rubber. The only factory ground I can think of to the frame is through the brake lines to the proportioning valve

 

[nycutlass]

never grounded the frame, only the body on our cars.

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