Why not just try a few different sized baking pans, I've seen 6x10, 8x10
etc and all can be had in 1" and 1 1/2" depths.
In my Westy the seat wouldn't swivel with modifications to the battery
cover.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:00:54 -0500 Adam Puzerewski <VGONMAN@MSN.COM>
writes:
> Too bad you chose the method you did.  The whole point in buying the
> Optima for the extra battery is so you lay it on its side!  There is
> nothing of any substance that has to be cut to accomplish this.  All
> the cutting i did for mine took less than 5 minutes, and I used the
> same battery cover and carpet without any adaptation.
>
> It sounds like you are going to spend more time and worry
> fabricating this cover than the 5 minutes it takes to cut out 2
> little unseen squares of metal that do absolutely nothing for the
> performance of your van!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cooper, Jonathan R.
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:58 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Aux Battery Cover
>
> I finally broke down and bought an Optima battery an, given the
> balmy
> weather last week, installed it.  Followed the Harold & Nancy Method
> and
> installed it upright, because I hate cutting anything substantial
> and did
> not want to cut off the top posts of the battery. I want to make a
> battery
> Cover like H&N's. I cannot raise them, so does anyone have an idea
> of a
> malleable material out of which I could build a cover that would go
> over the
> posts and then swoop down so the driver's seat could rotate, all
> while
> looking like it was made for the space. I thought of screen with
> fiberglass
> over it. And then what? Light brown fleece? Carpet won't conform
> enough. I
> don't think I have sufficient metal forming tools. Outside of a
> propane
> torch, I don't have anything that would melt plastic to form it, so
> I am
> stuck. I would like this to be hardy, because I will likely take it
> off and
> put it on more times than one.
> Thanks
>
> Jonathan R. Cooper
> Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal
> 900 Skylight Office Tower
> Cleveland, OH 44113
> 216-664-6900 (voice)
> 216-664-6901 (fax)
> Cooper@BQMlaw.com
>
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