This is how you do it. FWD needs the weight in the front of the car, and moving it to the other side of the car and to a location in front of the wheel helps to counter the weight of the driver.
Slightly smaller than stock battery, 34 series I think, good fittment, can get in and out w/o problem. Don't need to worry about jumping it off at the terminal, you can get to the lug on the starter now.
$20 worth of angle iron and a new battery cable and a little fabrication
Yes, that's the start of a cold air box