The Trunk Modifications

Three modifications can be seen in the above picture. First is the battery relocation. Factory Five instructions call for the battery to sit on the trunk floor (taking up valuable space.) I built a box to "hang" the battery from the trunk floor. Later, a lid will cover the battery compartment.

Also seen are the external battery terminals. Since getting to the battery might be tricky (at night, in a parking lot with a dead battery), I decided to install these extra terminals. They allow a jumper battery to be hooked up without actually going to the battery.

Lastly is the trunk expansion kit. The entire lower section of the trunk was expanded down to provide additional storage capacity. This kit came from CobraEarl and took a weekend to install. He provided excellent instructions in the form of a Power Point presentation. I simply took the lap top computer out to the garage and flipped thru the presentation (with lots of pictures.) Getting my work to look like his vivid photos made the task fun!

This view is from the front looking back. We see the backside of the remote battery terminals. The homemade battery box can be seen a little better.

And, finally, with the floors sitting (not fastened yet) in place. This gives a better idea what the finished trunk will look like.