Bulkhead connectors

[black71]

i'm not sure, you have any suggestions? i'm just tryin to salvage what i have..... k so with the relay when you flip the lights the amperage goes from the battery to the light switch back to the engine compartment and activates the relay that draws power directly from the battery?

[the_engineers]

i'm not sure, you have any suggestions? i'm just tryin to salvage what i have

Del City sells the terminals for $.19 - $.23 each.
http://www.delcity.net/delcity/servlet/catalog?parentid=9108&page=1

..... k so with the relay when you flip the lights the amperage goes from the battery to the light switch back to the engine compartment and activates the relay that draws power directly from the battery?

A little amperage goes from the battery to the switch back to turn on the relay.  When the relay turns on, a whole lot of amperage goes from the battery to the relay to the lights.

[black71]

so when you flip the light switch those drawn amps signal the relay to draw power directly from the battery to the lights instead of the path you described when first explaining this?...... what overall effect would a relocated battery in the trunk have on this? and thanks for the link i'll have to load up on them!

[the_engineers]

so when you flip the light switch those drawn amps signal the relay to draw power directly from the battery to the lights instead of the path you described when first explaining this?...... what overall effect would a relocated battery in the trunk have on this? and thanks for the link i'll have to load up on them!

YES!

With a relocated battery, you'll end up running something very heavy to the engine compartment anyway (4/0 or larger) for the starter, alternator, etc.  You can pull power from wherever you terminate that wire in the engine compartment.

[black71]

WOW thanks so much for your patience and explanations! unless you're a teacher i think you missed your calling lol would you buy a battery relo kit with the wire or do the hardware store trick and just have ends crimped on? sorry prolly a stupid question i'm just trying to map things out...but thanks again!

[the_engineers]

I'd do some reading on other people that have done this, both here and elsewhere.  After reading, if you feel comfortable that you can ID what you need and you understand how to put it all together, build your own kit.  If you've still got (major) doubts, buy a kit.  This is what Google yielded:
http://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/a-balanced-approach-battery-relocation/
http://www.automedia.com/Relocating_a_Battery/res20010301br/1
http://www.stealth316.com/2-battery-move.htm
http://moldyrabbit.com/liquid/battery.html

BTW, Summit can be a great source of INFORMATION as well as parts.  A quick search of their products tells me you need 20 ft of 2GA, and here's how to install it:
http://store.summitracing.com/instructions.asp?File=sum%2Dg1200a%2Epdf