[SuperCricket]

Just a quick question. Which side of the car in the rear would be the best for this battery mount as far as weight is concerned. There is a good little platform on either side in the trunk area where it could be mounted.

I figured the passenger side might be best for turning the car since it would be opposite the driver. However, I also know a lot of drag race guys put it on the drivers side since the battery would be above the tire with the least traction during acceleration.

This Optima red top, bracket, and FAT 1/0 gauge cable is some significant weight back there, over 40 pounds, so I want to make sure I weld it down in a good spot.

I will get my gallery of photos for this project up soon for everyone to see. Right now the 94 almost looks like those spy shots of Lou's Z06 from back in the day. The only things still on the car are the pedals and parking brake lever. Other than that it is a shell sitting on 4 jackstands. Hopefully my weight will be closer to 3,000 lbs. than 3,500 when it's all done. Anyway...

Thanks for the help!

[KeithO]

Go to the link in my sig and you can see where mine is mounted - right-rear. (I don't know where the picture of the battery is in the album since I am at work and the webshots page is blocked by our firewall). I think there are arguments for the middle of the rear as well. I like the fact that the battery is as far as possible from my stock gas tank filler neck... The primary reason for it being placed there is to offset the additional weight of the driver on the opposite side. With this in mind, the (very heavy) battery cables are also to the right all the way back...