It's been a while since I've updated this but I'm now close to starting something fun.


This is the first step in my next project.

I have removed my Genesis Dual battery system from front drivers side and designed and installed a new battery box behind the second row seats. I took all the important bits from the Genesis system and installed them under the center section of the new battery box.

This has been a very long project for me. It started with cardboard and mocking up the design. I spent 1.5 days doing this and finally settled on a good concept and then sketched it up in 2d and finally folded flat so it could be programmed into cad to be cut and then folded. Bud at Budbuilt managed the cad work, cutting and ultimately they did the welding on the internal pieces.



Given how much work previous work I had done on wiring everything in my 4R this was an even longer process to remove and rewire just about everything. I easily removed at least 50' and 15-20# of wire. the only hardware I removed was one circuit breaker, which I have decided I will not use as it was for a future who knows what. I originally had 4 4 gauge wires doing through the drivers side firewall and all the rest from original l fuse block position going through passenger side fire wall.

Now I have 2 1/0 gauge wires going through passenger side and a 2 gauge and a two 4 gauge going through driver side. The 2 1/0 gauge wires are used for the connection to alternator and other for my winch. On driver side the 2 gauge is to connect the fuse boxes to the battery and then one 4 gauge coming back up to the front the Spod, and other the compressor. It took quite a bit to squeeze the 2 gauge and 2 4 gauge down the drivers side. It was much easier getting the two larger 1/0 gauge wires down the passenger side.

In any case, why the 2 gauge connected the fuse boxes. Well originally I temporarily had the 1/0 gauge connected with a bolt to the two fuse boxes and I was only getting about 12.3v. When I changed and added the 2 gauge and directly connected the 1/0 to the alternator it's back up to 13.5-14v

I test fit everything in the back two times and finally removed to paint which I wasn't planning one. The new batter box is connected using 4 M10 x 1.25 bolts in the pre-existing holes for the 3rd row seat. It's a very stout connection and is certainly not moving regardless what side is up.