Hi all,
I have had a search around but not been able to find much information. I have a battery box like this
Can I cut out a section of the passenger side bulkhead and sink it in so it looks pretty? Or would it get in the way for passengers feet? Has anyone
done this or got some other ideas? I don't like having batteries in covered incase something drops into the terminals.
Excellent question! One I can easily answer! F#$% the passenger.
Alternatively, you could sink it down to where their feet might go, if they are tall, but that's not the sort of person I want sitting next to me
anyways. It likely won't fit in the space you have in mind, and you will end up mounting it up top, where it can sit on the horizontal chassis
rails, up against the bulkhead, like many do. You will have no room to sink it down between the two footwells, above the transmission, either, with
your car. Some have done this successfully, with their mini-me transmissions and engines.
Clearly, the answer is to ditch the Queen Mary battery, and go with a sportier, racy battery, that fits either down where I used to have mine (where
you suggested) or my present location, which is at the end of the passenger footwell, on the floor. Passenger be damned!!!
Russ Bost ( Furore) will do you a nice small battery
I have put my battery I front of the footwell bulk head in the engine bay low down with an Anderson plug connected for charging and the occasional
jump start
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Russ Bost ( Furore) will do you a nice small battery
I have put my battery I front of the footwell bulk head in the engine bay low down with an Anderson plug connected for charging and the occasional jump start
Whatever you do make sure the battery is physically secured to the metalwork of the car. So that in the event of an accident it does not fly about and
cause acid spill and electrical shorting / fire.
I used a couple fo battery clamps that fit to the bottom rail of the battery. Free from a scrapyard 
I also agree with an Anderson Powerpole connector for jumping / charging.
I use the big 350Amp opnes on my jump leads. I have a short and a long section with Croc Clips and an extension cable.
Made of 35sq mm Welding cable which is vey flexible.
NOT the cheapest jump leads, but certainly one of the best.
You can get these croc clip leads with Powerpoles on from Stoneleigh.
Just my 2d's worth.
Mines in passenger footwell, where the brakes are on the drivers side.
Those small 20Ah Odyssey batteries are quite small.
Not sure whether it is acceptable for IVA, but I am passed caring now.
Matt
Just one thing about anderson connectors (which are great). I'm going to put my new one at the back of the car, pointing backwards. It will
involve a little more weight from the wire, but means if I ever drive away whilst connected the cable just pulls loose, rather than drags the charging
gear down the drive or pit lane.
+1 for seeing russ - i'm definitely going to get a nicad battery. I used to use the varley red-tops and they are way smaller for the same
cold-cranking amps. In my fury it meant i could relocate the battery down on the floor next to the starter motor, meaning I only had 6" of cable
to pass cranking current through, reducing loss to resistance. It also meant the battery was as low as possible and as near the centre-line as
possible.
M
I put mine in the passenger footwell, doesn't take up any more room than the pedals on the drivers side.
I did seal it from the footwell, and vented the battery to the underside of the engine bay.
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well i cant sink it into the bulkhead beacuse the chassis parts are slightly too close together! so its either going to be on top of it or in the footwell. I want to be able to access it easily though so it will probably live on top tbh. Im not that keen on small batteries, Ive had one in the past and it didnt last that long really. It was a Varley Redtop too.
I've had two! The size is great but they are a bit more expensive in the long run, I think.