battery box..

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:35 pm

ok, well in a couple days im going to add another battery and do the big 3., i alreay have everything, largest Everstart Maxx battery, 40 or more feet of 1gauge wire, terminals.. fuse.. etc.. anyway... can i make a battery case out of MDF to house the battery, it will be behind the seats for now, til i get a bed cover. and will be vented ofcourse.. if i can make one out of MDF, ill make it like a little chest, with some holes on the top and sides for good ventilation.. also, i just take the pos/neg from the battery under the hood to the pos/neg to the new battery right?

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:48 pm

im goin to go ahead and make it tomorrow or so.. as long as the battery doesnt leak obviously. i should be fine..

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:14 am

Where is this sitting? I'm guessing either under the hood or in the trunk. In either case, water could potentially get there, so you should make it out of plywood. MDF is going to absorb water VERY easily, bloat out and fall apart. Plus, you don't have to worry about plywood crumbling if you hit a bump too hard.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:29 am

use MDF and rhinoline it

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:44 am

Plywood and rhino line it

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:46 am

if its rhino lined its not gonna make any difference what wood it is.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:22 am

Question... How Big is the battery? (dimensions)...
Reason I ask is, they make plastic housings that you can buy from parts houses and camper supply stores... It'd be a ton easier and it will hold up for the long haul, can even be moved to the new location in the bed later too

If it's still too large for one of those, then I would recommend building a housing out of light wieght sheet metal with L-brackets or angled metal bolted and then caulked on the inside.

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:54 pm

hey.. actually this is going in my truck.. my truck is a 96 S10 ex cab, and i unbolted one of the stupid seats that fold up in the side of the truck out and i plan on bolting the wood down to where the seat used to be, as it would be secure there.. i plan on making the battery box out of mdf... and ill make sure that it will not tip over or bounce around, and be ventilated well for sure. any input on that?

qlc1964 · Post by **qlc1964** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:59 pm

ARE you can go to a boat place they will have a plastic one with a cover and straps to hold it down and you should be able to fit any size battery (a big deep cycle batt)or a outdoor store for fishing. :happy055:

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:23 pm

thats funny about the plastic battery box thing to the guy above.. went to Wal Mart and................