whyask

Need a project this week. Wife is driving me nuts so some time in the garage will do me good ! LOL. What wire (gauge i mean) and any how to's and pics would be awesome ! Thanks guy... Oh its the cheapo box from autozone. The plastic one.... Thanks again !

-Justin

whyask

bump....anybody?

dark-army

Bump! Does anyone have a write up for this? Is it really easy to do?

Hootna

Didnt log in to this site to pull the pics and wiring diagram. But it has some good info.
http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1300

I had my shop do mine. First went with the UPR Aluminum box and then decided to go this direction.

dark-army

hey hootna, how much did it cost to have your shop do it?

Hootna

You know as I remember it was more than I thought it should be maybe $300. But then again my shop only charged $75 to install my rollbar. Dont think it would be very hard to install ones self I just didnt have the time.

157dB

0 guage is better than 2 or 4 guage. The smaller
the #, the larger the conductor. Dont be fooled
by thin small guage wire thats covered in thick
insulation to make the wire appear to be bigger
that it appears.
Be extra sure the positive battery cable that will
be running from the rear of the car to the front is
very well protected from cuts and abrasions even
during a simple sheetmetal bending accident.
I have heard of horror stories of the positive
cable shorting out and turning into a big long red
hot wire that will burn anything in its path. Or worse,
the battery actually explodes and your trunk is now
a safe haven for battery acid and continous corrosion.
End of life for that S197. You will never get all of the acid out.
Also dont skimp and use an unsealed, unvented battery
box as the gasses produced while the battery is being
recharged will collect in the interior compartment and
cause a bad smell and all sorts of corrosion. Batteries
are not meant for passenger compartment and should
be treated as such.