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08-03-2017, 03:07 PM | #1 |
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DIY Shorai Battery Cradle Cage Holder Mount Home Depot $20
Here is a Cradle to hold The Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 which is one of the larger batterys that should have better juice for DDing. Nothing stock on the car is modified so putting a stock battery in for winter if needed is easy.
Tools needed: Some form of cutoff wheel Drill or Drill press Hand tools to take out and in battery I always start by weighing everything for now on. Stock 2017 battery 29.25 lbs Shorai 4.75 with terminals added The 3 main parts from homedepot found somewhere near the lumber. The top piece has legs that will need to be cut off, the 2 side pieces you just cut off one side then mount them both to the top part Here is the Part# for the Base cage Here is the part #for the 2 side cages Here is the battery sitting in the base cage once the legs are cut off you can see only about 1/4" of space will be a snug fit once the Shorai foam is added Here is the cage built just used some basic bolts with lock washers nothing fancy here only about 1.3lbs gain HEre is the battery sitting in the cage on the scale We will call this 6lbs total for a 23lb LOSS! Cage will be mounted directly to this bracket, 2 10mm bolts. Added some leftover heat shield I had while I was waiting for paint to dry. The holes already premade on the cage were nearly a perfect line up to the cars bracket. I didn't not plan for this but the car gods where in my favor. Also did a little high heat red paint Cage Mounted in the car and also added the foam to the insides. Battery mounted with stock bar tie. With the cage its only job now is to hold down instead of laterally. Also used the provided Shorai mount extenders to push the terminals up and to the side which will make the dimensions closer to stock when trying to attach the wires. Everything mounted Final pic. Plenty of room around the battery to breathe, Playas need their space! I have honored the weight reduction gods today with a 23lb saving off the front of the car with a ultra sturdy setup for track days!
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08-04-2017, 05:45 PM | #3 |
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Thanks I took the battery with me into the store and just starting testing things that would work. Cheap, easy to build, lightweight, solid, no brainer if your going with one of these battery.
Here is a side pic
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basically a roll with flexible fiberglass on one side and reflective on the front side and sticks on. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-2-DAY-S...72.m2749.l2649 Had some leftover when I coated the oil pan while doing headers. These batterys are more sensitive to temp extremes. Will help a lot in the heat, maybe even serve as a blanket in the cold.
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Awesome job! Now make me one plz.
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Heres my latest DIY for you guys a rear seat delete
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121565
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Awesome, thank you for this, I'm totally copying it!
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Thanks just remember this is for the Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 model. Some people use a smaller Shorai which would need different parts to make.
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Is it holding up to your winter weather? I just got a "dead cell" report on my stock battery yesterday and figured I'd look for lighter options. I'm seeing a lot of them on here, but it seems the guys using them are in SoCal with that mild weather or they're using something so small it just won't work for my DD needs in my location.
I'm in Oregon's Portland metro area. Not bitter cold, but it has been freezing overnight lately. So far, I'm leaning to an Odyssey PC925. It shaves a few pounds but, I like the idea of cutting the weight in half, but the Odyssey PC680 seems a bit too small I like AGM batteries and have had several Optima redtops over the years in my jeep. And one Yellowtop, I avoid these now, that thing was terrible for me and always went dead. |
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Well my brake line broke in my Cherokee. So I put the stock battery back in as this is going to be my DD for a while. Put Shorai on a tiny Harbor Frieght charger. Thankfully with my setup pulling the cradle back out was easy. |
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Also, never had issues in winter, though I don't drive a lot and always use the tender in the garage. Nice DIY.
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I sent Shorai a note and they basically advised me against it.
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