Warren,
as for extra space: I think the biggest waste of space
in a 2wd Westy is that large area above and around the
transmission where the Syncro fuel tank goes. If you
want to start cutting and welding, there is probably
space for a couple of batteries. The downside is that
it puts more mass in the back and may mess somewhat
with the weight distribution. But considering the
heavy engines that people put in the back, that may
still be tolerable. Lowering the battery box in the
wheelwell may get you into tire clearance trouble
(think full compression)
Have fun,
Reinhard

--- Warren Chapman <vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:12:01 -0700, Reinhard Vehring
> <rvehring@YAHOO.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >I am not sure though that I would be comfortable
> >emptying half of my starter battery.
>
> I like this discussion very much ...also being very
> protective of every
> square inch of storage spacy in my Westy.....I like
> the theory
>
> .....but will a battery at 12V even start the
> vehicle?? I've recently read
> that a normal cranking battery is 50% gone at 12.3V
> and dead at 12V....so
> does a deep cycle still have cranking power at only
> 12V.
>
> Another point,...if the batteries were of the type
> that could be safely
> discharged to 80%.... then could 30% more of the
> house battery capactiy be
> used after the cutout ....giving even more useful
> AHs.
>
> I also want to investigate cutting the floor out of
> the battery box and
> extending it downward to get a bigger/deeper (100AH)
> battery under the seat
> (s).  Not sure yet if it can be done.
>
> Warren C
>

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