Can I drill here?

[Chrisw]

I'm trying to mount my battery box on my S14... I want to put it on the drivers side of the trunk. If I drill there to mount it will I ruin anything?

[nsn240]

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[s13boy89]

thats where ur gas tank is

[Bigsyke]

this is a question that didnt have to be asked.

but if you had to ask it, you shouldnt be relocating your battery. Its pure common sense, go look back there and see if your going to be drilling into a fuel tank. All you have to do is look at the bottom of the area your going to drill, and then look at the top. No explosive devices present, then your good. Start drilling into the sheet metal at a low speed, go ahead and chamfer the holes so you can follow up with the insertions of the chassis with a nice coat of expoxy primer to prevent corrosion. Make sure you use a decent stainless steel flange nutsack on the fastener for easier removal post armageddon meltdown when you need to remove the battery for salvaging and or making a generator for your familys nightlight in the sewer system. I would however ensure your using 0/1 gauge cabling which is loomed correctly to prevent surging in the event of sheilding penetration thus grounding the contact to the chassis which may result in a slight shock or death to the entire cabin along with passengers of the road within a 2 car eyeshot. Make very sure your battery is secured after test fitting because most accidents occuring over 15mph can deliver babbies, thus a 35lb battery would have the explosive magnatude equiviling 7 IEDs in daisy chain making direct contact with a playmates trycicle

take this swap slow and make sure you blueprint where you run the wires.

s14 gas tank is below the rear passenger bench/SRS box. The s14 gas tank is not below the subframe

[nsn240]

this is a question that didnt have to be asked.

but if you had to ask it, you shouldnt be relocating your battery. Its pure common sense, go look back there and see if your going to be drilling into a fuel tank. All you have to do is look at the bottom of the area your going to drill, and then look at the top. No explosive devices present, then your good. Start drilling into the sheet metal at a low speed, go ahead and chamfer the holes so you can follow up with the insertions of the chassis with a nice coat of expoxy primer to prevent corrosion. Make sure you use a decent stainless steel flange nutsack on the fastener for easier removal post armageddon meltdown when you need to remove the battery for salvaging and or making a generator for your familys nightlight in the sewer system. I would however ensure your using 0/1 gauge cabling which is loomed correctly to prevent surging in the event of sheilding penetration thus grounding the contact to the chassis which may result in a slight shock or death to the entire cabin along with passengers of the road within a 2 car eyeshot. Make very sure your battery is secured after test fitting because most accidents occuring over 15mph can deliver babbies, thus a 35lb battery would have the explosive magnatude equiviling 7 IEDs in daisy chain making direct contact with a playmates trycicle

take this swap slow and make sure you blueprint where you run the wires.

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[ericcastro]

this is a question that didnt have to be asked.

but if you had to ask it, you shouldnt be relocating your battery. Its pure common sense, go look back there and see if your going to be drilling into a fuel tank. All you have to do is look at the bottom of the area your going to drill, and then look at the top. No explosive devices present, then your good. Start drilling into the sheet metal at a low speed, go ahead and chamfer the holes so you can follow up with the insertions of the chassis with a nice coat of expoxy primer to prevent corrosion. Make sure you use a decent stainless steel flange nutsack on the fastener for easier removal post armageddon meltdown when you need to remove the battery for salvaging and or making a generator for your familys nightlight in the sewer system. I would however ensure your using 0/1 gauge cabling which is loomed correctly to prevent surging in the event of sheilding penetration thus grounding the contact to the chassis which may result in a slight shock or death to the entire cabin along with passengers of the road within a 2 car eyeshot. Make very sure your battery is secured after test fitting because most accidents occuring over 15mph can deliver babbies, thus a 35lb battery would have the explosive magnatude equiviling 7 IEDs in daisy chain making direct contact with a playmates trycicle

take this swap slow and make sure you blueprint where you run the wires.

s14 gas tank is below the rear passenger bench/SRS box. The s14 gas tank is not below the subframe
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[Chrisw]

werd^ thanks. It's not that I didn't look. But this one of the few things that is not easily fixable if I make a mistake.. Therefore I check what I THINK against what someone one zilvia KNOWS. Thanks for the help.. I'll be installing that battery on the drivers side of the trunk.

[ixfxi]

this is a question that didnt have to be asked.

but if you had to ask it, you shouldnt be relocating your battery. Its pure common sense, go look back there and see if your going to be drilling into a fuel tank. All you have to do is look at the bottom of the area your going to drill, and then look at the top. No explosive devices present, then your good. Start drilling into the sheet metal at a low speed, go ahead and chamfer the holes so you can follow up with the insertions of the chassis with a nice coat of expoxy primer to prevent corrosion. Make sure you use a decent stainless steel flange nutsack on the fastener for easier removal post armageddon meltdown when you need to remove the battery for salvaging and or making a generator for your familys nightlight in the sewer system. I would however ensure your using 0/1 gauge cabling which is loomed correctly to prevent surging in the event of sheilding penetration thus grounding the contact to the chassis which may result in a slight shock or death to the entire cabin along with passengers of the road within a 2 car eyeshot. Make very sure your battery is secured after test fitting because most accidents occuring over 15mph can deliver babbies, thus a 35lb battery would have the explosive magnatude equiviling 7 IEDs in daisy chain making direct contact with a playmates trycicle

take this swap slow and make sure you blueprint where you run the wires.

s14 gas tank is below the rear passenger bench/SRS box. The s14 gas tank is not below the subframe

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[projectRDM]

I have something to add though. We all know the fuel tank is nowhere near the trunk floor, but why are you putting the battery on the driver side? It's on the passenger side OE, meaning it's better for weight distribution with you in the car to stay on the passenger side. Also means less wire run, since it goes straight back instead of back and across the car.

[DrtyRat]

I have something to add though. We all know the fuel tank is nowhere near the trunk floor, but why are you putting the battery on the driver side? It's on the passenger side OE, meaning it's better for weight distribution with you in the car to stay on the passenger side. Also means less wire run, since it goes straight back instead of back and across the car.

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[ixfxi]

I have something to add though. We all know the fuel tank is nowhere near the trunk floor, but why are you putting the battery on the driver side? It's on the passenger side OE, meaning it's better for weight distribution with you in the car to stay on the passenger side. Also means less wire run, since it goes straight back instead of back and across the car.

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jokes aside, i was going to say the same thing but said "well, if he doesnt know to look under his car... why bother"

its like "mark, check, drill, ok" but besides, if youre going to mount a battery you'll want to secure it with some pretty strong hardware - shit typically weighs around 50lbs, i know my deep cycle does.

and russ is right, as always, its a straight shot from the passenger trunk to the front where the battery, starter, fuse box, etc is all located.