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crazyvwvanman
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:29 pm    Post subject: Bostig Zetec aux battery location option Reply with quote

In deciding to give the Zetec conversion a go I was motivated in part by the desire to expand my battery capacity without using ANY inside space. After seeing a few conversions it seemed like there would be enough room to add a battery to the engine compartment. At first I was only hoping to move the main/starting battery to free up the front seat battery compartments for aux battery use. After getting a standard Group 41 or Group 48 to fit next to the engine with ease it occurred to me the better choice would be to add a much larger deep cycle type to the engine compartment so that is what I plan to do next. Here are some photos showing what I did the first time around.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work you crazyzetecvanman...
I was just thinking about putting a spare battery under the drivers seat but i like this better. I would rather keep the secret storage.
Thanks for the post.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vanman,

Thanks for the extra writeup, pix, and making this idea it's own thread so it's easier to find. The Bostig is looking better all the time!

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