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MacQuigley · 07-31-2018, 09:38 AM

Where do you put your battery?

Im trying to decide whether to use the original battery position or whether to hide it away somewhere.

What options are there? On the frame or behind the seats? Anything else?

**Chevy Fleetside** · 07-31-2018, 12:53 PM

I put my battery behind the passenger side on the frame. You really need the bed on to do this so you get proper position. I also put a cut off switch along the way to the starter so I can shut the battery off from the rest of the truck. I only left the stereo hooked up to keep the memory. As soon as I get a new bed I will try and have an access door from the top like I did with the temp plywood I used. I also cut out the old battery box indent on the inner fender. I had to cut up a left inner fender to do it but it wasn't a very good one so I didn't feel to guilty.
If you check out my build thread and go to page 5 that is where the battery box starts.

sixty4bigwindow · 07-31-2018, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

I put my battery behind the passenger side on the frame. You really need the bed on to do this so you get proper position. I also put a cut off switch along the way to the starter so I can shut the battery off from the rest of the truck. I only left the stereo hooked up to keep the memory. As soon as I get a new bed I will try and have an access door from the top like I did with the temp plywood I used. I also cut out the old battery box indent on the inner fender. I had to cut up a left inner fender to do it but it wasn't a very good one so I didn't feel to guilty.
If you check out my build thread and go to page 5 that is where the battery box starts.

Chevy, did you buy a kit? Or did you fab up your own box? I love the location of that setup. I'm wondering how the weight distribution of the battery in the middle/rear, along with a tank relocation is affected by these two moves.

MacQuigley · 07-31-2018, 04:55 PM

Typical, Ive just mounted the exhaust hangers in exactly that spot! But its still an option as the exhaust Ive put on is only temporary and I think I will end up moving it. However, Id rather not cut a hole in the bed. I guess I could mount it under the cab onto the frame in the same way. Im sure I have some Anderson plugs somewhere that I could use to connect to the terminals if they are difficult to get into.

BR3W CITY · 07-31-2018, 05:15 PM

All the way out back next to the cell.

vin63 · 07-31-2018, 09:42 PM

Rear passenger side frame rail behind the rear tire.

fredhlynch2 · 07-31-2018, 10:15 PM

Mine

**Chevy Fleetside** · 08-01-2018, 12:35 AM

I bought a battery tray from Summit. I is the same as the one you see in the picture of fredhlynch2 post.
I only cut the hole for a different access. You can still do it from under the truck. I just wanted easy access for now.

07-31-2018, 09:38 AM	#1
MacQuigley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Scotland Posts: 737	Show us Yer Battery! Where do you put your battery? Im trying to decide whether to use the original battery position or whether to hide it away somewhere. What options are there? On the frame or behind the seats? Anything else? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=742352 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=681645

07-31-2018, 12:53 PM	#2
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,783	Re: Show us Yer Battery! I put my battery behind the passenger side on the frame. You really need the bed on to do this so you get proper position. I also put a cut off switch along the way to the starter so I can shut the battery off from the rest of the truck. I only left the stereo hooked up to keep the memory. As soon as I get a new bed I will try and have an access door from the top like I did with the temp plywood I used. I also cut out the old battery box indent on the inner fender. I had to cut up a left inner fender to do it but it wasn't a very good one so I didn't feel to guilty. If you check out my build thread and go to page 5 that is where the battery box starts. Attached Images __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

07-31-2018, 04:55 PM	#4
MacQuigley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Scotland Posts: 737	Re: Show us Yer Battery! Typical, Ive just mounted the exhaust hangers in exactly that spot! But its still an option as the exhaust Ive put on is only temporary and I think I will end up moving it. However, Id rather not cut a hole in the bed. I guess I could mount it under the cab onto the frame in the same way. Im sure I have some Anderson plugs somewhere that I could use to connect to the terminals if they are difficult to get into. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=742352 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=681645

07-31-2018, 05:15 PM	#5
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Show us Yer Battery! All the way out back next to the cell. Attached Images __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

07-31-2018, 09:42 PM	#6
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,262	Re: Show us Yer Battery! Rear passenger side frame rail behind the rear tire. Attached Images __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

07-31-2018, 10:15 PM	#7
fredhlynch2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Fond du Lac, wi Posts: 91	Re: Show us Yer Battery! Mine Attached Images

08-01-2018, 12:35 AM	#8
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,783	Re: Show us Yer Battery! I bought a battery tray from Summit. I is the same as the one you see in the picture of fredhlynch2 post. I only cut the hole for a different access. You can still do it from under the truck. I just wanted easy access for now. __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536



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