battery relocation question

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

I know a few listers have relocated their batteries to a box in the trunk 
(notably CA Ron - thanks for the web site Ron!)

Has anyone used an Optima RedTop located in the trunk?  I'm faced with 
battery relocation as an option for gaining intercooler plumbing space, 
and if I'm going back to the trunk I don't want to give up a lot of space 
to the battery.  The nice thing about the Redtop is that (in theory) it 
should be able to be mounted on its end or its side tucked into the back 
pasenger's corner.

The other issue is, of course, how to get those 800CCAs up to the beefy 
starter I need to kick over the TD.

Any input is appreciated.

Drew (84 Wolfsburg Ed. TurboDiesel Scirocco)