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Old 07-19-2012, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by GQQSE13
are you getting any juice at all? just a click? just not turning over?
I get juice but it won't start and when I put the battery in the front again it will start like nothing
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Old 07-21-2012, 12:29 AM
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what gauge wire are you using, did you use a good ground and did you sand the paint off the ground area before bolting it down?
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Old 07-21-2012, 01:54 PM
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Are you using an actual relocation kit or did you make your own wires?

Alot of relocation kits come with a relay or fuse thing built inline. I had a similar problem when I did mine, I removed the inline fuse and the car started right up. I guess it wasnt letting enough power through from the battery.
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Old 07-22-2012, 08:47 PM
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I was using a 4 gauge wire and no I wasn't using a kit but I did put a fuse to be safe should I run it straight
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Old 08-25-2012, 05:28 PM
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Im seeing some real nice tucks pop up all over the web, people need to post up in here and keep this thread alive!
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Old 09-23-2012, 08:54 PM
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Here is mine still work in progress. Just finished pass.side harness and power steering yesterday. Its finally getting cooler here in Houston so i'll be working on tucking A/C lines and maybe abs soon. Name:  E822B22C-orig_zps4dbf280a.jpg
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Old 11-24-2012, 10:28 PM
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Bump! Someone please help with the battery relocation
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Old 02-23-2013, 07:07 PM
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were are you guys putting the p/s pump?
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Old 02-24-2013, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mke_adam
were are you guys putting the p/s pump?
Do you mean p/s reservoir? You can get longer hoses and put it anywhere you want or you can get rid of factory hard line, cut factory hose and set it right above your p/s pump, behind intake mani. Here's how I did mine.
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Man I gotta get back to working on my bay again, get my a/c tucked before summer. Here's what bay look like right now, nothing new, just put strut bar back on and strup header.Name:  04723F62-orig.jpg
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hahah yea that is what i meant. what is it bolted to or is it just wedge in there?
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Old 02-26-2013, 03:09 AM
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yeah its just hanging there. i was going to make a bracket but its really light even with fluid in there. hoses are stiff enough to hold it there. been running like that since september.
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Old 02-26-2013, 09:58 PM
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right on. thanks man
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Old 02-26-2013, 09:58 PM
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your car looks good btw
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Old 07-01-2014, 05:59 PM
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Time to revive this thread again! Lol mid tuck/shave while I'm rebuilding the engine. For those of you that deleted the a/c, what'd you do with the holes/pipes in the firewall? Remove whatever unit is inside the car? Or cap them?Name:  image_zps9feb58bd.jpeg
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Could anybody maybe show some pictures of where and how they routed the different wiring and harnesses? I'm wanting too start doing some tucking on my car, but it would be very helpful too see more than just the finished product. Lol
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