Dragon Circuit car

[TonyC]

... Then I\'d need a shiny ali case and mounting bracket -

Ideally you want to box the battery in something that is non conductive. So that if the battey or terminal cable does manage to break free it won\'t hit the case the battery is in and generate a circuit. That is why the battery boxes you can buy for race cars are fibreglass or similar.

[AtomicRex]

Why do you need to relocate the battery?

Surely unless you are going to strip the car down to completely minimise weight then there is very little need to put it into the cabin.

Why not save on money for the conversion....just spend the money on a redtop battery.  You can still keep it under the bonnet...but not need all of the extra wiring..which as it is a larger gauge will weigh a fair bit!....plus its awkward to get through the bulk head!

But as Tony says dont put the battery in a metal case...Tweeks do a simple grp case

[Initial-D]

Thats a really good point about the cable weight hahaa!!
I am stripping the car down though lol! Having it seam welded and also putting in a full point cage too, I was moving the battery for weight distribution and to free it up from the under bonnet temps.

I\'ll check out tweeks, hopefully they do a really small case for a tiny red top! Do you know what is the min spec I can use?
Sory for the thread hijack Ross!

[AtomicRex]

I\'m going to see my car on tuesday...so will let you know the model number I use.

I put my battery down in the passenger foot well, most of the electrics are up there anyway, its in a good position for weight...between the axels...so meets that criteria.

What are you doing for a wiring loom??  I\'m in the process of designing a new one, it will incorporate the electrical cut off, the standard loom, and the Apexi Engine loom.  It will be optimised for both weight and ease of fault finding.

Which ECU are you running?

[DRAGON]

Ben, I would definetly recommend relocationg the battery, as you have said the weight distribution and eng bay airflow benefits would be worth the cost. Also if you know what you doing the cable doesnt need to be any longer, so weight isnt an issue.
In reference to the battery box, then yes a non-conductive material would be optimum. Although for my car, this simple cage is more suitable.

[Initial-D]

Ahh footwell idea sounds really good, especially since you would\'nt need tons of extra cable to run through. I\'m going to wire in a cut-off switch between the battery too. and have that up by the dash.

I\'ve already stripped back the existing loom so I have what I need to run with the Apexi. Although I haven\'t gone quite as far as you Ross! I\'m still in two minds about keeping the ABS - how much weight will I lose and is it worth it? The air con is going though thats for sure!

[DRAGON]

Just finished fitting the rose joints, and some other suspension bits. So car will be rolling again soon. Sold the old wheels so it will be rolling around on pimp my ride chrome 19s for a while! Until our new tyres arrive.

[ro284]

Dragon, when are you hoping to race it for the first time? would like to see that one go.
cheers Bob

[LRP]

are we ever going to see this car do battle???

[DRAGON]

Its a year behind schedule at the moment, but I\'ve got really intop the Drag car thing at the moment, so the poor Circuit car is suffering.

[LRP]

what its like to hav all these projects to look forward to good luck ! and will look forward to seeing some impressive times then

[mattywhitt]

Hey ross, we spoke up at knockhill, have you got any pics to update the thread?

[DRAGON]

Dont think I can post pics But I do have some. Have you?

[AndyGen3]

Dont think I can post pics But I do have some. Have you?

//www.tinypic.com Havent seen this since i was over with u last.. Wud love to see an update!

[mattywhitt]