101 Corvette Projects A collection of Do It Yourself projects for the C5 and C6 Corvette

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Corvette C6 Braille Battery Relocation to Rear of Car

Here are a few pics and step by step installation of a Braille Battery with relocation to the rear of the car (like the Z06)

You will need a

Battery: Braille B2317R

Moroso battery cable kit 




This is where the fun starts, remove that old heavy ass battery 



comparing both batteries 



There are (4) 13mm bolts inside the battery tray loosen and remove





remove from inside your fuse box the 13mm nut ,remove the cable and follow it to your starter ,this is your original positive cable. Do the same steps for your negative cable. 





put the 1 gauge ground wire together which mounts to the frame and the engine block 







a little heat wrap for protection



use the same mounting bolt and location for the new ground cable



mounting the other end of the ground cable to the block, it's a 15mm bolt 



Now on to the power wire, remove the rear wheel liner 



Fish the 1 gauge wire thru the rocker panel 



connect the positive power cable to the starter 

 



Original Battery 34.2 lbs



Braille Battery 17 lbs



Odyssey bracket that had to be cut down an inch 



marked holes with a sharpie 


















Original equipment 
Battery = 34.2 lbs 
Battery bracket = 1 lbs
Battery harness = 1 lbs
Total = 36.2 lbs

Battery Relocation Mod
Braille Battery = 17 lbs
Custom Battery Bracket = 0.8 lbs
14 feet of Cable = 5.2 lbs
terminal ends,bolts,nuts,etc = 0.7 lbs
Total = 23.7 lbs

36.2 lbs-23.7 lbs = 12.5 lbs weight reduction