Battery mounting

[imported_venom7]

Can someone send me some jpgs of their battery mount. Preferably with no heater box. I want to get rid of the box and relocate the battery from underneath the damn carbs.
square60@cox.net

thanks
rob

[Ronbo]

I'd be interested in this too. Would it be possible to post pics here? Thanks.

[Sean-og]

This guy's site (http://www.btinternet.com/~v11ufo/modifications.htm) has some good shots of the Hawker battery installed (NOTE: Hawker manufactured battery is sold re-branded as various brands). It is one of those light-weight, spill-proof (spill-resistant, probably) batteries that can reportedly be mounted in any position, except upside-down.

[Elv15]

Tony has some pics on his site too http://www.lotusowners.com/RepairsUpgrades/BatteryMods/index.htm

Tom

[Doug Liedblad]

We recently put one of these in Michael Murphy's car. The PC 680, it comes with it's own metal box.

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/specs.htm

I have the PC 535 but sometimes when the starter is hot it has a bit of trouble turning the engine over. My starter is under the headers.

Perhaps Michael can send a photo of his installation.

I'll send you a photo of mine as soon as I can.

Doug

[slomove]

I got the PC625, mounted like this:

http://home.earthlink.net/~gertb/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/battery1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~gertb/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/battery2.jpg

There are 4 pieces of 3/4" aluminum angle profiles riveted to the footwell "roof" and a cushioned aluminum strap (1" by 1/8" ) to hold the battery down. I might have laid the battery flat but it did not occur to me when I installed it. Does not really matter, anyway.

I never had trouble starting, although sometimes the starter gets stuck at the first attempt for a reason I don't know. The second attempt gets it always going.

Gert

[moosetestbestanden]

Geez, Gert. Pretty shiny stuff there!

[slomove]

Oh, that's just part of my "keep the feet cool" effort. I got a yard of that aluminized bubble stuff at the hardware store for five bucks or so. Can be cut with scissors and I stuck it on with a few patches of aluminum foil duct tape. Nice thing it's not permanent. If I need to I can rip it out in 15 seconds.

Besides the footwells it also keeps under-dash temperatures within reason. I was always concerned that my Emerald ECU was almost too hot to touch.

Gert

[magnusfeuer]

Gert is trying to mislead us!

It is his tinfoil protection chamber. He sleeps in there at night to keep the evil Chapman voice out of his head.

/Magnus F.