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914-4 Battery? |
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May 3 2016, 08:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 450 Joined: 26-December 02 Member No.: 19 Region Association: Southern California |
Any Ideas as what is the best battery for a 1971 914-4?
Thanks,914 |
arne |
Oct 9 2017, 04:22 PM
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Serial Rescuer of old vehicles... Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: 31-January 17 From: Eugene, Oregon Member No.: 20,799 Region Association: None |
I put a Miata U1R AGM in mine. Smaller, lighter, cheaper than most AGM. You do need to build your own hold down for it, but for the price it's hard to beat. I paid $112.50 at Batteries Plus.
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ThreeV8s |
Nov 3 2017, 05:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 11-March 17 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 20,915 Region Association: North East States |
I put a Miata U1R AGM in mine. Smaller, lighter, cheaper than most AGM. You do need to build your own hold down for it, but for the price it's hard to beat. I paid $112.50 at Batteries Plus. Is there any chance you can post pics of the top view or let me know what you did/used to fasten the battery down? I bought the same battery today and got hold down bolts, but couldn't find a top portion that wasn't way too big at advance, autozone, etc. |
ThreeV8s |
Nov 6 2017, 09:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 11-March 17 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 20,915 Region Association: North East States |
I put a Miata U1R AGM in mine. Smaller, lighter, cheaper than most AGM. You do need to build your own hold down for it, but for the price it's hard to beat. I paid $112.50 at Batteries Plus. Is there any chance you can post pics of the top view or let me know what you did/used to fasten the battery down? I bought the same battery today and got hold down bolts, but couldn't find a top portion that wasn't way too big at advance, autozone, etc. Quick update in case anyone else needs guidance on this. I bought 2 hold-down bolts with the angle at the bottom that was closest to 90 degrees, a universal hold-down cross-bar, and a new cable for the negative post. I ended up buying the parts from 3 different stores based on what I thought would work best. Already had the negative cut-off valve from another car, which you can get at most auto parts stores. Might switch to a blade style if it will fit. I drilled a hole in the tray in line with the bracket hole just large enough that I could get the bolt through the bottom of the tray. The only thing left after this will be to wedge something between the battery and the cross-bar to remove any play. The other option is to order an adjustable crossbar to fit the narrow battery, but the reviews I have seen on them aren't great and top of this battery isn't very conducive to a flat hold-down. |
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