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So after my car sat for 2 weeks at my friend Gabe’s garage my battery completely died. It wouldn’t hold a charge for more than a day, so the fiancee and I had to car pool to work for another week while I decided what I wanted to do. A few of my friends out here have fabbed up brackets to make Red Top batteries fit in their cars, so I figured I’d do the same at some point. Well the time came sooner than expected, and so I spent some time making it work for now. I’ll clean it up for the real install, but this is just enough to get me to work.

First I had to get rid of the factory air box to make room for the Optima. The K&N that the previous owner installed came in handy with the welfare short ram.

There is a bit of a size difference.

I’ve got a clean, powdercoated (courtesy of Juan @ SnailMotorsports) battery tray ready to go in when I do the real build, but this will work for now.

A $4 strap kit and the car fires right up. It actually starts easier than the previous battery did before it went flat.

I’m almost ready to start the real build. I’m on week 3 of my wait for my DCR Oil Pump, and I have a local that is supposed to be buying my old trans so I can get some $$ together for a new clutch (ACT Xtreme 6-puck). Once those arrive, the game is on.

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