When I put in my yellow top I cut the battery cover. The posts stick
up but not enough to hit the bottom of the westy seat. The nice thing
about this setup is I can jump start off the Optima without removing
the driver's seat. More on this subject here:

http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/upgrades/battery/index.html

Chris

On 3/13/06, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote:
> You must have a regular Vanagon.....lots of room just just drop in the Optima.
>
> Westy's have the seat turntable base which is in the way, a small
> slice has to be cut out.  Dremel with a cutting disk works great.
>
>
>
> >I did no mechanical modification whatsoever... I installed the yellow
> >top on its side with the metal posts facing forwards.  I did however
> >put a few layers of black electrical tape on the edge of the battery
> >indent so that there would be no accidental grounding taking place. :)
>