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Battery in trunk, More on my 914 / Ax project car |
bfrymire |
Apr 23 2010, 08:48 PM
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Salsaholic Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 1-August 04 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 2,431 Region Association: Northern California |
Always seems to be something fix or upgrade. Neverending. But, we all like that right?
So, I wanted to move the battery into the trunk, and at the same time, use a AGM battery (26lbs vs 36lbs). Well, here it is mounted using the billet mount. The PO cut a hole in the trunk for starter access, so, I decided to put this to use. (Yes, I do plan to clean up the hole.) Someone else did something simliar, and I had asked about the wires that normaly attach to the positive post. So, I used a battery bulkhead connector and attached the wires using that. You can see it in this photo next to the petronix. Here's the post unmounted. Inside engine bay. More in next post.... (Still have to fix that big hole in the firewall, put new bars and shocks in the front, and fix an engine miss. <sigh> Don't think I am going to make the AX this weekend...) -- brett |
gendent |
May 30 2010, 01:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 30-March 10 From: Lewison ID Member No.: 11,528 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
So maybe I need to illuminate my situation a little better. The car is a stock 1973 2.0 L I do not intend to race. I have had to remove the battery support as I discovered it was held on by less that a hope and a prayer after battery acid had worked on it many years. The surrounding metal is pretty good, and I plan to treat it with Por 15. My dilema is I don't know how to weld and I want to get the car back on the road for the summer, and by fall I hope to either have found someone to weld the new stock support into place or have learned to weld enough to do it myself. I am not doubting or debating anyone's experience or wisdom. I am just trying to get the car running. With that said, can the battery mount support be welded into place with the engine in place? I expect to need to move the fuel lines during the process. Is there anything else I should be concerned with?
Thanks, Jim |
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