DIY Hood Cylinder - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

churp · 06-23-2007, 10:12 PM

Moving the battery to improve handling is very common.....almost all street rods place them in the back and on MR2's they're moved to the front. Excellant idea for a Yaris....battery and can of flat fix in back, then you're able to modify and install the exhaust in the center of the rear for looks!

yrsdrgn · 06-24-2007, 01:19 AM

haha. how hard would it be to move the battery to the back of the car?

churp · 06-24-2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yrsdrgn

haha. how hard would it be to move the battery to the back of the car?

Usually a well mounted battery box to contain any spills (or a gell battery) and some long lengths of welding cable!!!!

yrsdrgn · 06-24-2007, 02:41 AM

LOL if anyone does it be sure to post a DIY!!!!!! i might just follow LOL

YarisGuy · 06-24-2007, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabretooth

Woo, lets get rear ended, then let the acid leak into the gas tank!

Kaboom anyone?

People have been relocating their batteries to the trunk for many years now. It is not a new trick, and if done properly it poses no safety hazards. I have owned several cars with batteries in the trunk for several years.

yrsdrgn · 06-24-2007, 02:44 AM

And since the Yaris is small I take it that it'll be somewhat easy to relocate it?

churp · 06-24-2007, 02:50 AM

Small doesn't necessarily mean easy....routing the cables so there's no rubbing that could cause a short is a primary concern. The spare tire well is fairly big so that should be easy mounting the battery.

yrsdrgn · 06-24-2007, 03:03 AM

oic. anywho, how's the hood cylinder doing? any more bracket revisions?

churp · 06-25-2007, 12:07 AM

DIY thread cleaned up without remaking brackets (too busy). I placed it in the DIY category rather than the 'cosmetic'..........................

yrsdrgn · 06-25-2007, 12:10 AM

Well you did document it while you were DIY-ing lol

eTiMaGo · 06-25-2007, 06:46 AM

This topic continued here:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6741

06-23-2007, 10:12 PM	#37
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Moving the battery to improve handling is very common.....almost all street rods place them in the back and on MR2's they're moved to the front. Excellant idea for a Yaris....battery and can of flat fix in back, then you're able to modify and install the exhaust in the center of the rear for looks! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-24-2007, 01:19 AM	#38
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	haha. how hard would it be to move the battery to the back of the car? __________________

06-24-2007, 02:41 AM	#40
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	LOL if anyone does it be sure to post a DIY!!!!!! i might just follow LOL __________________

06-24-2007, 02:44 AM	#42
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	And since the Yaris is small I take it that it'll be somewhat easy to relocate it? __________________

06-24-2007, 02:50 AM	#43
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Small doesn't necessarily mean easy....routing the cables so there's no rubbing that could cause a short is a primary concern. The spare tire well is fairly big so that should be easy mounting the battery. __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-24-2007, 03:03 AM	#44
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	oic. anywho, how's the hood cylinder doing? any more bracket revisions? __________________

06-25-2007, 12:07 AM	#45
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	DIY thread cleaned up without remaking brackets (too busy). I placed it in the DIY category rather than the 'cosmetic'.......................... __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-25-2007, 12:10 AM	#46
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	Well you did document it while you were DIY-ing lol __________________

06-25-2007, 06:46 AM	#47
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	This topic continued here: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6741 __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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