I've mounted the bracket. It's a good fit. I'll pop down to my local battery guy and pick up a battery over the weekend.
I won't be installing a deep cycle as I have no need for a deep cycle and it probably won't fit. There isn't much space in that hole.
That brings me to the actual issue.
I want to power the following off the second battery:
One or two 2 way radios - the jury is still out on the second one.
Back worklight.
Side worklights.
Inverter.
Possibly a winch down the line. We'll see... I still have a tricked out V8 with an oval badge that has a very nice winch. If I need to pull a comms tower up, I'll use it.
There are no fridges, or other items that draw large currents.
First I need to get charge power to the second battery. I'm not going to install a CTEK system. I can't go super cheap and cheerful and use a Cole Hersey solonoid with a trigger from the alternator. That will probably end up blowing the ECU up
My thoughts are to use a VSR. I have them on the shelf in my workshop and I know they work.
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The big question is, where does one put a fuse box, a VSR and a couple of relays in this engine compartment?
The only place with a little bit of space is near the brake master cylinder. There are even tapped holes there, so I could make up a nice frame to bolt the stuff onto. BUT it's right next to the turbo. We all know how hot they become. I figured there has to be a reason Toyota left that space open.
Any help in identifying a location to mount fuses and relays would be much appreciated.
An off the shelf solution like the Frontrunner bracket would be first prize.
Surely I'm not the first person who's done this.
Eben
