PICS- Swapping battery and airbox.

AJsArmor · 06-25-2008, 07:52 PM

Seen this mod on here and since I didn't like the stock locations and setup anyways, SWAP IT. Had a brand new battery to use, of course it was bigger so I had to do a little more modification. Hard to see in the pic but I notched out a small section and made a corner for the tray to fit in.

Then of course built the tray. Since it does take up a bit more room decided to make it removable in case it was in the way of anything. Uses the old mounting points of the airbox.

Here's a couple pics of it in place.

Made up some new cables and the intake pieces are on the way. I'll take pics and post them up as I go.

norcalsvx · 06-25-2008, 10:31 PM

nice looks good.

89silverpu · 06-25-2008, 11:16 PM

Sweet!

20twinz · 06-26-2008, 07:28 PM

Ill be doing this mod as well after I swap cabs.

LOOKS GOOD! nice work.

nix4x4 · 06-26-2008, 07:37 PM

Nice fab work.. but may I ask why you don't like the stock setup?

20twinz · 06-26-2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nix4x4

Nice fab work.. but may I ask why you don't like the stock setup?

I want to do it because the air has to travel sooo far stock and heats up so much more going over the radiator. It may not be a HUGE diff. in temp but any little bit will help with these 22RE motors.

That and its always fun to mod stuff.

nix4x4 · 06-26-2008, 09:03 PM

Oh gotcha... you dont need an excuse to mod things here on yt

AJsArmor · 06-26-2008, 09:25 PM

Exactly, it was the whole air route thing but also the electrical. Putting in a 130 amp alternator so wanted the shortest path possible, wasn't hard to make up new cables for everything. HUGE improvement over the stock stuff. That and I had a "know it all" type stop by the shop who said it wouldn't work- that usually does it for me.

20twinz · 07-01-2008, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJsArmor

That and I had a "know it all" type stop by the shop who said it wouldn't work- that usually does it for me.

Haha! Me too. Thats all the motivation I need.

AJsArmor · 07-05-2008, 08:14 PM

Some more progress. Gotta pickup a piece of tube, pretty short one at that.

But I made a bracket to hold the AFM, cut a hole in the fender to get the filter sucking more cooler air.

Can't really see it in the pic but there's a stainless steel splash shiled in the inner fender to prevent water from hitting the air filter, eventhough the fender liner is still intact.

Post up some pics of the wiring soon.

slacker · 07-06-2008, 05:49 PM

nice work .. love the new battery tray , and detail ..

but ..

why wouldnt you remove the OLD battery tray ? .. seems a little less to me ... just my opinion .

.

AJsArmor · 07-06-2008, 06:03 PM

Well it's welded in, which meant cutting, grinding, painting.... But it was in good shape, no rust or anything plus it does add some structural rigidity to that area so figured I'd just leave it.

cadman · 07-07-2008, 09:48 AM

Best battery tray swap I've seen yet. I need to relocate the battery for my 3.4 swap and have been going back and forth on the best way to do it. I'm going to fab one up like yours. The removability factor is nice, along with utilizing the airbox mounts. Nice job.

zlathim · 07-07-2008, 09:53 AM

Nice looking mod. Good job making things look clean.

20twinz · 07-09-2008, 06:48 AM

I like how you polished everything up. Looks good. I may have to play copy-cat and do mine up like yours. looks good yet everything done is fuctional and improves somthing in one way or the other. I LIKE!

AJsArmor · 07-12-2008, 07:00 PM

Finally got the runner mobile last night. Still have to do some tuning/tweaking but very happy with the setup. With the Thorley header, Engnbldr 268 cam, b&b injectors, some porting... it runs a lot smoother and has noticeably more power.

Daughter happy I got it done finally!

20twinz · 09-05-2008, 08:34 PM

Just went back threw checking out your engin compartment and noticed in the last pic of your truck that your daughter has an IOWA shirt?......

06-25-2008, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
AJsArmor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 48	PICS- Swapping battery and airbox. Seen this mod on here and since I didn't like the stock locations and setup anyways, SWAP IT. Had a brand new battery to use, of course it was bigger so I had to do a little more modification. Hard to see in the pic but I notched out a small section and made a corner for the tray to fit in. Then of course built the tray. Since it does take up a bit more room decided to make it removable in case it was in the way of anything. Uses the old mounting points of the airbox. Here's a couple pics of it in place. Made up some new cables and the intake pieces are on the way. I'll take pics and post them up as I go.

06-25-2008, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
norcalsvx Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Alpine--GRASS valley, CA Posts: 2,148	nice looks good. __________________ 1994 toy 22re- http://www.yotatech.com/f86/nocalsvx-s-94-toy-104593/ 2006 Subaru Forester XT -some mods/awd 5spd 1994 Subaru SVX- hwy runner 84 RX7- drag car build

06-25-2008, 11:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
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06-26-2008, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
nix4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I'm an Ohio boy! Posts: 1,199	Nice fab work.. but may I ask why you don't like the stock setup? __________________ The Stable... 2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 AccCab V8 4WD 1992 Toyota Truck DLX Xcab V6 5-speed 4WD 1995 Honda Accord LX 4 door I4 Check out my sweet myspace

06-26-2008, 09:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
nix4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I'm an Ohio boy! Posts: 1,199	Oh gotcha... you dont need an excuse to mod things here on yt __________________ The Stable... 2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 AccCab V8 4WD 1992 Toyota Truck DLX Xcab V6 5-speed 4WD 1995 Honda Accord LX 4 door I4 Check out my sweet myspace

06-26-2008, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
20twinz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ia Posts: 212	Ill be doing this mod as well after I swap cabs. LOOKS GOOD! nice work.

06-26-2008, 09:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
AJsArmor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 48	Exactly, it was the whole air route thing but also the electrical. Putting in a 130 amp alternator so wanted the shortest path possible, wasn't hard to make up new cables for everything. HUGE improvement over the stock stuff. That and I had a "know it all" type stop by the shop who said it wouldn't work- that usually does it for me.

07-05-2008, 08:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
AJsArmor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 48	Some more progress. Gotta pickup a piece of tube, pretty short one at that. But I made a bracket to hold the AFM, cut a hole in the fender to get the filter sucking more cooler air. Can't really see it in the pic but there's a stainless steel splash shiled in the inner fender to prevent water from hitting the air filter, eventhough the fender liner is still intact. Post up some pics of the wiring soon.

07-06-2008, 05:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,295	nice work .. love the new battery tray , and detail .. but .. why wouldnt you remove the OLD battery tray ? .. seems a little less to me ... just my opinion . . __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum

07-06-2008, 06:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
AJsArmor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 48	Well it's welded in, which meant cutting, grinding, painting.... But it was in good shape, no rust or anything plus it does add some structural rigidity to that area so figured I'd just leave it.

07-07-2008, 09:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
cadman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orange County, SoCal Posts: 282	Best battery tray swap I've seen yet. I need to relocate the battery for my 3.4 swap and have been going back and forth on the best way to do it. I'm going to fab one up like yours. The removability factor is nice, along with utilizing the airbox mounts. Nice job. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right" my father-in-law 1989 4wd Xtra Cab 3.4L V6 A340F auto, '85 4Runner gear driven transfer case Alpine CDA 9857 3" Downey rear leafs, 1.5" BJ spacers Doetsch Tech shocks front & rear Next projects (in no particular order): TRD SC trail armor, bumpers LT suspension

07-07-2008, 09:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
zlathim Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,013	Nice looking mod. Good job making things look clean. __________________ Do you think Einstein walked around thinking everyone was a bunch of dipsticks? Idiocracy (edited for family friendly viewing)

07-09-2008, 06:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
20twinz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ia Posts: 212	I like how you polished everything up. Looks good. I may have to play copy-cat and do mine up like yours. looks good yet everything done is fuctional and improves somthing in one way or the other. I LIKE!

07-12-2008, 07:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
AJsArmor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 48	Finally got the runner mobile last night. Still have to do some tuning/tweaking but very happy with the setup. With the Thorley header, Engnbldr 268 cam, b&b injectors, some porting... it runs a lot smoother and has noticeably more power. Daughter happy I got it done finally! Last edited by AJsArmor : 07-12-2008 at 07:03 PM.

09-05-2008, 08:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
20twinz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ia Posts: 212	Just went back threw checking out your engin compartment and noticed in the last pic of your truck that your daughter has an IOWA shirt?...... __________________ My Mind Never Stops!

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