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D-MAX 2112
05-13-2012, 04:26 PM
Hello all...

Im needing to make a box in the rear of the burban to put about 8 batteries. I have a space 48w and 32 front to back and 30 or so high.
Anyone know a place where there might be plans to make a box and i could modify it?. Im not good at carpentry but i can follow plans pretty well.

Thanks In Advance

Keith 2112

D-MAX 2112
05-13-2012, 08:21 PM
I think i have it figured out. Dam thing needs to be pretty stout with all that battery weight. So i m first making the base so it can support the weight.. then i will frame it.. then try to figure a hinged top

coolbreeze
05-13-2012, 09:29 PM
first, do you have enough alternator to run what you are going to, if so you ONLY need 2 batteries

D-MAX 2112
05-14-2012, 06:28 PM
I'm running a 4x20 2 leece 320amp 1 200 ad244 should be ok. Ur thoughts?

coolbreeze
05-14-2012, 07:40 PM
perfect!!!
more then enough

JesseJamesDallas
05-14-2012, 08:48 PM
Yeah....You don't need no 8 battery's...

One thing you may want to do is vent your battery-box so battery fumes don't build up inside your truck...I built my battery box big enough for 6 battery's (6v's or 12v) and added vent tubes out the bottom of the floor to vent any fumes that may vent from the battery's...

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2905/boxr.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9453/vents.jpg

Using some electrical PCV fittings on the side of the box, then some PVC elbow's under the truck (one facing the front of the truck, the other facing the back) fresh air is forced in the box when driving, then forcing any gas build-up out....Had to drill some 2" holes in the floor for the PCV, then put some caulk around the pipe to seal...Also around the lid I put some stick-on weather stripping so when the lid is shut, gas can't escape...

One other thing...You may want to make sure to bolt the box to the floor, so in the event of a crash, the battery box says put! Mine, even if I get turned upside-down (God forbid) the battery's will stay in the box, and the box will stay on the floor!

D-MAX 2112
05-14-2012, 09:12 PM
I might go with a sealed battery..not sure yet... the air coming in, up here in the north could make things pretty cold in the winter..lol. Nice setup!..

JesseJamesDallas
05-14-2012, 09:41 PM
I might go with a sealed battery..not sure yet... the air coming in, up here in the north could make things pretty cold in the winter..lol. Nice setup!..

Air going in, is going in the battery box, not inside the truck...by the way, just because some battery's are "sealed" don't necessarily mean they won't vent gas if they get hot enough...Around here in the Summer, inside of a car can get up to over 170 degrees in the shade.

noisemaker
05-18-2012, 08:24 AM
nice setup. i need to do the same. Yeah- if youre running flooded cells, it dont matter if theyre sealed or not, the will bubble under charge. only way around that is using AGM's or dry cells. flooded lead acid batteries will produce hydrogen!

D-MAX 2112
05-20-2012, 07:41 PM
Hey Breeze how did ya make out at the keydown?.. I heard you were opening a can of RF whoop ass!

D-max 2112

Gordon Gekko
05-20-2012, 08:20 PM
Hey Breeze how did ya make out at the keydown?.. I heard you were opening a can of RF whoop ass!

D-max 2112

It.was actually a can of Grab ass

D-MAX 2112
05-20-2012, 08:32 PM
Iceman.. why you hatin the player?.. Dont hate the playa "Hate the game" !..can you key with Breeze?

Gordon Gekko
05-21-2012, 05:29 AM
Iceman.. why you hatin the player?.. Dont hate the playa "Hate the game" !..can you key with Breeze?

I don't hate CoolBreeze, in fact there's a lot of people who are quite fond of him, see...

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af26/andy3978/Coolbreeze.jpg

I have keyed with him once, and I forgot to give these back to him...

http://files.myopera.com/SupeXjnh/blog/sugar_lips01-258x300.jpg

D-MAX 2112
05-21-2012, 10:02 AM
Where do you find the time to do all this?

coolbreeze
05-21-2012, 09:06 PM
no one wants to hire him so he has lots of free time. being a total tool bag ween is his only priority