Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

I am working on my wiring and I am trying to decide the best place to locate the battery on my 57 Custom project. I figure there are different opinions but with the wealth of experience here in this forum I figure I would ask. I want everything under the hood clean no battery and minimal wires showing. I am mounting the ECM for the TPI under the passenger seat and all the relays are going in the back corner behind the passenger seat. Here are some of my thoughts any comments or new ideas appreciated I am thinking I will use an Optima battery.

1. Behind the passenger seat (very crampt)
2. Under the truck between the frame and the left step. (Not very accessable)
3. Under the bed front right corner. Will have to build an access door.
4. other ideas?

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

I'd put it on the frame behind the step. Get a s/s drop down box from Brothers or build your own set up.
Truck looks good. Any more pics?
Brian ...:cool:

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

how much room do you have up under the dash? if you go with an optima you can mount it upside down.

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

+1

mine is going back there somewhere in a drop-down box. definitely mounting on the frame somewhere out of sight.

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

ive seen several on the frame with a drop down box. and that is probably what ill end up doing on mine!

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

I used the dropped box, it works great! Mine came from CCP. From the picture you posted it looks like you have a nice truck. Could you post a few more pictures?

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

Thanks for all the input guys! Just what I was looking for I especially like the CPP drop out box. I looked it up on there website. It is a little pricey seems I always have more time then $$$$$. Thinking how I might make my own? I have some pictures on a website here since you asked
http://www.tagworld.com/azmark
I am not very good at taking enough pics if there is something you want to see just let me know. Thank again
Mark

57 Chevy 3200 now a 3100 (frame shortened)
58 front clip
Front IFS Chubby Chassis w power steering
Rear 4-link from CPP w/Ford 8.8 limited slip disc brakes
350 SBC .060 over
89 700r4 trans
TPI off 86 IROC

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

Mine's from CPP as well. Not too hard to access it from there...

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

CAL 58 thanks for the pic it looks great. I had one thought where will your exhaust be. I am thinking you might run it out the side in front of the battery or it looks like it would be very close to the battery box????

I read thru your project thread and saw you did in fact run your exhaust past the battery. I also saw (like I have) it is very close to your brake booster and mst cylinder. Was therre ever any concerns about heat problems with either of these?

I have block hugger headers but like the looks of the ones you used where did you get them?

Re: Ideas best battery location custom 57?
 

Mark, We just got one of the drop boxes from CPP. It is really simple and I would think you could fab up something.

Bernie