Suspension upgrade Qs for '65 coupe

[DeltaMustang65]

Has nobody done this? I asked around at MP before I posted here and they didn't know nor did they even have this done to any of their track cars, which I thought was really odd.

It seems like a really easy mod to make, but I'm having no luck getting any advice. I'll probably just get a box from Sac. Mustang. It couldn't hurt and it seems like the safe thing to do, to me anyway...

[bmxmon]

I havent done it, but do plan on it sometime down the road. (i just think that the engine bay looks cleaner) I guess the only problems I could see with an exposed battery in the trunk would be if you had a gas leak, vapor, and then had a spark. Even with that, if you had it enclosed you have to open the box to attach the cables, so it would be open to any vapors anyway, when the chance of a spark would be greatest I would imagine. I dont think you'll have any problems. Are you going with a metal or plastic box? I've seen a really cool billet battery hold down before, if your into that kinda thing. Anyway, I wouldnt be worried about it, IMO. I cant believe others havent chimed in...

[DeltaMustang65]

Yeah, the site has been pretty slow lately, but it seems like things are picking back up.

I think most boxes have little holes for the cables and are pretty well sealed. If I can't get my hands on a decent one for some reason, I'll just leave it exposed for the time being. I rarely drive it, so there's almost no chance of explosions.

[DeltaMustang65]

I got my battery relocation kit and battery box yesterday! Here's the box...

http://sacramento-mustang.com/images/mp_elebattrnk2.jpg

I should be able to install it early next week, when I have a day off. I'll take some pictures for my photobucket once it's done.

After this, I'm gonna pick up some new upper & lower control arms. Apparently Sacramento Mustang doesn't have the poly roller spring perches, so I'm probably going to get this stuff from good 'ol MP when they have their anniversary sale.

[bmxmon]

Looks good! I like the metal box look myself, hopefully I'll be doing something like you in the future, though many many things are inline first. Let us know how it goes!

[DeltaMustang65]

Almost done. I just have to go find a longer pos cable so that I can use the engine block ground. Hopefully Kragen's or Auto Zone carries those because Sac. Mustang doesn't. The Sac. Mustang guy said that grounding it in the truck works fine, but I have serious doubts and I poked around on similar topics and found others who tried to ground in the truck with poor results.

Other than that, all that's left is to undo a few bolts, pull the old battery mount from the nose and take some pictures.

Then I get to drop another $500 in parts in the front suspension of course, yay.

[DeltaMustang65]

I'm almost done with the relocation. All that's left is to run the cables to the engine compartment, they're in the cabin right now. Any suggestions on getting the cables past the firewall? I'd like to keep drilling/cutting to a minimum.

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w277/deltamustang65/

The three latest shots were taken during the battery relocation.