On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Jake de
Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> It looks fine to me T-man.� As long as its not being squeezed sideways.
>
> That's what ALL battery hold downs looked like when I was your age!!� =)
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:47 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>

Cool. Thanks Jake.

Yah those old school clamps. That's what I recall too though I
remember they were usually made up of a smallish OD round bar etc.
Anyway. Just wasn't sure if battery design had changed.

Since I hastened the death of my old aux battery, figured it can't
hurt to ask.  ;)

To anyone else choosing to do something like this, there might be
enough room to fit a piece bent piece of mild steel that would fit
between bolt hole and lip on battery (if present) I would make it
broader at contact surface on battery lip, than at bolt hole end. I've
seen this kind of thing on other cars. Doing this is likely less work
than making a strap. (you need to make, and fasten to box, a bit for
strap to hook onto at other end)  I found that I can anneal mild steel
(just shy of 1/8") with a propane torch. Not orange hot, but red.

But then I'm sure lots of people have been fine w/o a strap. Heck. My
starter battery didn't have one.

In terms of height and width, my group 41 aux battery is so tight in
there, if blocked properly with a piece of wood (or ?) to keep battery
from sliding sideways L/R, as long as one isn't doing a "Dukes of
Hazard" jump, well.....

Neil.

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