steve m
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 08:40 AM |
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Battery position
I am thinking of moving my battery to the little a panel in front of the engine
first possible problem would be heat from the rad, any one else done this with a proper car battery not motor cycle "aa" or race battery
or any one got any thoughts on this, that could give me problems ??
regards
steve
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chrisg
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 10:17 AM |
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Only probs I could see are the lengths of cable required and puttting a big weight outside the wheelbase.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 11:06 AM |
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passenger foot well seems a popular location
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 02:33 PM |
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Mines in what is meant to be the boot.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 06:52 PM |
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Many cars, like metro, have a front battery.
to my mind, do you really want summat thats likely to burst into flames in accident right in a frontal impact area?
atb
stevr
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craig1410
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 07:28 PM |
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Passenger's footwell seems ideal because it is low (good for C.O.G.) and it is on the passenger's side which is good for weight
distribution when there is no passenger in the car. I hope to either put it on the passenger's scuttle or just in front of the passenger's
seat, in an aluminium box.
HTH,
Craig.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 08:13 PM |
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Mine's in the conventional place - on top of the passenger's footspace, just in front of the scuttle.
It's the logical place - you'd be hard placed to find another location that would give you shorter cables from the battery through the
solenoid to the starter.
Also there's spare space there, not used for anything else.
cheers,
David
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 12/7/03 at 10:02 PM |
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i put mine smack in the middle of the area in front of the bulkhead, next to pedal box. keeps the wiring central, and in a safe place.
to sound like a real pessimist - if the battery is in passenger compartment if the car rolls in an accident, the dripping acid might be an
issue.....
atb
steve
PS
the yellow spagetti isnt connected up when this pikkie was taken!
[Edited on 12/7/03 by stephen_gusterson]
 
Rescued attachment battery.jpg
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 13/7/03 at 12:12 AM |
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Mine's also in the conventional place - on top of the passenger's footspace, just in front of the scuttle.
Steve
What's that washer bottle out of?
I need one like that. (the last one melted)
Dave
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chrisg
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| posted on 13/7/03 at 10:23 AM |
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Looks like my Cortina one
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 13/7/03 at 10:37 AM |
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I think (i have had it a while!) its mk1 metro, with a small chance its a fiesta.
The other placcy container in front of it is the ABS fluid tank and control block.
atb
steve
[Edited on 13/7/03 by stephen_gusterson]
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