 Battery Tray, Will an optima battery fit? |
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| stock93 |
 Sep 10 2003, 11:11 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 12-May 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 684 Region Association: South East States  |
I dont have a battery tray right now. I'm going to buy one and weld it in if an optima gel battery will fit on it. If not I'll just fab my own. Well, will it fit? BTW I did a search and turned up nothing battery related.
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| campbellcj |
Sep 10 2003, 11:14 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,705 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California 
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Yep, they fit fine.
BUT, the normal red-top has the posts reversed from a typical 914 battery. This is easily cured by putting in longer cables -- fresh cables are not a bad idea at all on a car as old as our 914's. There is supposedly also an "orange top" with the posts flipped, but I personally have never seen one. |
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| boxstr |
Sep 10 2003, 11:14 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yes I have Optima batteries in each of my 914s, my 911 and my 29 Ford model A.
Plus if you write to Optima and ask them for a Group 78 adapter it will fit into and hold down your Optima battery using the stock hold down bolt location. CCLINOPTIMAVILLE |
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| stock93 |
Sep 10 2003, 11:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 333 Joined: 12-May 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 684 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks guys. I'll keep the group 78 thing in mind. Looks like I'll be doing some welding. It has the battery in the rear trunk right now.
John |
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| sj914 |
Sep 10 2003, 11:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 805 Joined: 20-August 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 1,053 |
I was thinking about the same thing. Now knowing the battery acid will eat away at the battery tray and other things. Will the Optima battery since it's sealed do the same thing a regular car battery will do, i.e. battery acid eat away the metal?
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| EdwardBlume |
Sep 10 2003, 11:58 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,340 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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I run Optimas in both my 914s. One has it mounted in the trunk. The other is in the stock location on the stock tray. The terminals are backward but my stock cables worked fine without having to go to longer ones.
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| SirAndy |
Sep 11 2003, 01:03 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,469 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i just rotated the optima 180 degrees, werks fine for me ...
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| Brad Roberts |
Sep 11 2003, 03:08 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
SJ,
Optima's dont have acid in them.. which is why all of us run them. B |
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| rhodyguy |
Sep 11 2003, 05:25 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,252 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
after you move or remove the bat from the trunk. squirt the trunk area where the bat is with a plant mister, sprinkle the area with baking soda. it will help neutralize the acid that is there. it's messy but it works. good solution for the stock location as well.
kevin |
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| Air_Cooled_Nut |
Sep 14 2003, 01:29 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None |
They have acid in them, it's just in a thicker form i.e. "gel-cel". The batteries are completely sealed and won't leak unless you put a bullet through it. I use one in my Jetta and Squareback as well. Just flip it around 180-degrees as mentioned.
http://www.optimabatteries.com/ |
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| Mountain914 |
Sep 14 2003, 02:48 PM
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Too much time in thin air! Group: Members Posts: 367 Joined: 22-May 03 From: Conifer, CO Member No.: 725 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Best solution ever - especially when you flip it out and have to put it back while it's shorting across the fuel rail !!
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