ramonortiz55's dual battery setup adventure and experimentation thread..

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

Steves104x4 said: ↑

Well done, Ramon. Well done!
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thanks bud! im slowly doing this mod when i have some free time..ill tackle relocating that module next weekend

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

So the question is, IBS or National Luna?

The IBS looks cleaner than national luna.

Blue sea busman looks good also. Skygear compares all three right here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ets-see-them-multiple-batterys-thread.295653/

Iggy · Feb 3, 2016

My vote is for Blue Sea.

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

Iggy. said: ↑

My vote is for Blue Sea.
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I need to find a vendor for these Blue Sea kits

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

i have vendors for National luna and IBS ready for a group buy.. i just need to decide on who

bullaculla · Feb 3, 2016

just realized how I know your name

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

bullaculla said: ↑

just realized how I know your name
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hahah saw you add me on IG

bullaculla · Feb 3, 2016

ramonortiz55 · Feb 3, 2016

bullaculla said: ↑

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lol im like , this guy just decided to follow me..after ive been following him for awhile

bullaculla · Feb 3, 2016

Sorry! I can't follow back everyone
My IG account is a full time job
But you were a supporter from the early days.

ramonortiz55 · Feb 4, 2016

I have a vendor for national luna and ibs dual battery kits...hmm...

ramonortiz55 · Feb 4, 2016

so here is the group buy thread:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/national-luna-or-ibs-group-buy.414553/#post-11744107

Subway4X4 · Feb 17, 2016

Holy Moly! That's a lot of relocation of engine bay stuff. I'm gonna check because I think my '05 has a lot less stuff in that same passenger space/void.

ramonortiz55[OP] initial post: ↑

So I picked up a battery tray from @Iggy. a few weeks ago. @Iggy. and I are working on a battery tray for a dual battery setup. This is still preliminary, therefore any advice or ideas are greatly appreciated!

Any ideas gathered from here could be incorporated in a final battery tray setup.

Let's see where this goes, shall we?

Finally going to get it setup.

This is what I received in the mail:

Battery tray along with a bracket to hold a busman fuse/relay box!

So here goes the experimentation:

The battery tray is designed to go over the fenderwell on the passenger side of the second gen taco.
One problem. I have this pesky emissions pump.

We must relocate this.

So my initial intensions is to relocate the pump here in the area where the steering fluid reservoir sits at:

Let's start by removing this sucker:

If I relocate the pump, I will need to extend the hose and extend the wiring connections:

Removing the pump is easy:

Once it is out of the way, I place the battery tray in the same spot.
This bracket is in the way. Looks like it hold a rubber clamp on these ac lines:

I figured I could flip this clamp the other way to avoid it hitting the battery tray:

removed clamp

flipped it the other way:

I also had to flip the bracket the other way.

Fitting the tray in, it bolts down in three locations. Two of them are here:

According to @Iggy. those screws popping thru must be cut off. I will leave them in for now.

I had to remove the bolt holding that side of the air intake assembly and slide the tray under it.

I noticed this to be too close to the tray, so I figured I could flip the clamp and flip the bracket to lower it down and away from the busman holder bracket.

I removed the tape and removed the nuts on the bracket to flip it:

Flipped:

So I need to relocate this bracket. Probably mount it against the firewall away from the battery and battery tray:

Mounted my @Yotamac bussman box:

Looks clean huh?

So far so good.

So now that I removed the emissions pump and plan to place it in the area of the steering pump reservoir, I need to find a place to relocate the steering pump reservoir.

Reservoir removed:

Removed the reservoir from its bracket:

If I place the emissions pump in the spot where the steering pump reservoir is at, where would we put the reservoir at?

It is just a question of extending the hoses and coming up with a bracket to mount it on..maybe mock up this holder part and bolt it somewhere else?

Could we incorporate the holder part of the reservoir stand to the emissions pump stand?

Ideas??
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ramonortiz55[OP] initial post: ↑

So I picked up a battery tray from @Iggy. a few weeks ago. @Iggy. and I are working on a battery tray for a dual battery setup. This is still preliminary, therefore any advice or ideas are greatly appreciated!

Any ideas gathered from here could be incorporated in a final battery tray setup.

Let's see where this goes, shall we?

Finally going to get it setup.

This is what I received in the mail:

Battery tray along with a bracket to hold a busman fuse/relay box!

So here goes the experimentation:

The battery tray is designed to go over the fenderwell on the passenger side of the second gen taco.
One problem. I have this pesky emissions pump.

We must relocate this.

So my initial intensions is to relocate the pump here in the area where the steering fluid reservoir sits at:

Let's start by removing this sucker:

If I relocate the pump, I will need to extend the hose and extend the wiring connections:

Removing the pump is easy:

Once it is out of the way, I place the battery tray in the same spot.
This bracket is in the way. Looks like it hold a rubber clamp on these ac lines:

I figured I could flip this clamp the other way to avoid it hitting the battery tray:

removed clamp

flipped it the other way:

I also had to flip the bracket the other way.

Fitting the tray in, it bolts down in three locations. Two of them are here:

According to @Iggy. those screws popping thru must be cut off. I will leave them in for now.

I had to remove the bolt holding that side of the air intake assembly and slide the tray under it.

I noticed this to be too close to the tray, so I figured I could flip the clamp and flip the bracket to lower it down and away from the busman holder bracket.

I removed the tape and removed the nuts on the bracket to flip it:

Flipped:

So I need to relocate this bracket. Probably mount it against the firewall away from the battery and battery tray:

Mounted my @Yotamac bussman box:

Looks clean huh?

So far so good.

So now that I removed the emissions pump and plan to place it in the area of the steering pump reservoir, I need to find a place to relocate the steering pump reservoir.

Reservoir removed:

Removed the reservoir from its bracket:

If I place the emissions pump in the spot where the steering pump reservoir is at, where would we put the reservoir at?

It is just a question of extending the hoses and coming up with a bracket to mount it on..maybe mock up this holder part and bolt it somewhere else?

Could we incorporate the holder part of the reservoir stand to the emissions pump stand?

Ideas??
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madsand · Feb 17, 2016

Iggy. said: ↑

My vote is for Blue Sea.
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Yay to blue sea!
Hands down Ramon that's some good write up! Thanks for taking time and effort writing this up! Great job!

ramonortiz55 · Feb 17, 2016

madsand said: ↑

Yay to blue sea!
Hands down Ramon that's some good write up! Thanks for taking time and effort writing this up! Great job!
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not a problem.

I still need to relocate one more item. lol

ramonortiz55 · Feb 17, 2016

fergyz said: ↑

http://www.knfilters.com/instructions/77-9037_inst.pdf
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ramonortiz55[OP] said: ↑

I really like this idea.

They also call out a part number for this bracket.

I will try and email KN filters and ask if i can purchase this part individually.

Stay tuned
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ramonortiz55[OP] said: ↑

I emailed K&N filters.

Part numbers were:

083168 and 083169
Let's see where this goes.
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@Iggy. Here is the info with part numbers.

madsand · Feb 17, 2016

ramonortiz55[OP] said: ↑

not a problem.

I still need to relocate one more item. lol
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One more item? What else you have to relocate?

Rattletrap66 · Feb 17, 2016

ramonortiz55 · Feb 17, 2016

madsand said: ↑

One more item? What else you have to relocate?
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12TRDTacoma · Feb 17, 2016

I'm partial to my setup. Thanks to @IGGY who had a hand in helping me out with all of it, and a few others. I love the setup and there is not a peep out of it. Simple, yet effective.

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