[SummerSledSix]

Thanks guys! Got the shroud from Patrick Motorsports, along with all the other cooler doodads. Will be happy to post some more pix as soon as I get the beast off the jackstands and the CV grease out of my hair, probly tomorrow.

Echo, the fit in there is pretty cozy, the tire is actually sitting on a 3/4" block of wood, which puts the full diameter a little above the battery. There is about 1/2" between everything this way, doubt that a conventional battery would fit, the Optima is about the smallest I've seen (but boy can it crank).

BTW, the "00" welding cable will cost you more than plain old batt cable, 'cause it's built to be more flexible, something you don't need for your teener. The "00" part is the wire gauge which is 3 sizes larger than #2 (2, 1, 0, then 00). I coulda probably gotten away with #4 which is what most cars use for batt primary, but with 13 feet instead of 3, the extra beef is a good idea, especially if you've got high compression iron on the other end of the wire. The stock 3.2 cranks through this rig like a banshee, even on a 20 deg. day with dinosaur oil.