Thanks for the nice write up & pics.
I love the smell of sawzall fumes in the morning!
Now I just gotta go on a trip that takes this much juice.

Mr. BZ-die grindered aux. battery box in 84 Westy, but not to this extent.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> wrote:

> OK, see page 2 of this thread where there is a Group 31 battery under
> the drivers seat, snug as a bug in a
> rug:  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/**forum/viewtopic.php?t=508148<http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=508148>
>
> The direct URL might be
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/**forum/viewtopic.php?p=6015853#**6015853<http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6015853#6015853>
>
> Actually, for these pictures, the rug covering the battery is not
> there so you see the battery itself so technically we don't have a
> snug rug in a bug here.
>
> Normally, the battery will not be visible.
>
> Note how the underseat-swivel was trimmed so it would not hit the
> battery as you have got to be comfortable with that trimming off the
> corner and rear edge.
>
> Also, as for weakening the area behind the seat understructure, that
> only area that has been narrowed is the area underneath the letters
> 3-09 50131 in the first picture. But as you can see, the area has not
> been narrowed by much, and the table post still attaches as it normally
> would.
>
> You can see some more pictures to go along with these here if you
> want more:
> <https://picasaweb.google.com/**111803335891651546087/**
> BatteryVanagonSyncroGroup31#<https://picasaweb.google.com/111803335891651546087/BatteryVanagonSyncroGroup31#>
> >h**ttps://picasaweb.google.com/**111803335891651546087/**
> BatteryVanagonSyncroGroup31#<https://picasaweb.google.com/111803335891651546087/BatteryVanagonSyncroGroup31#>
> You might have to monkey with that URL a little and I am not positive
> that that link will work, but if it does, it will show more.
>
> THE DEBUT OF SIZE 31 IN VANAGONLAND!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> This new size 31 enables up to 125 amp hours under the drivers's seat
> (Lifeline GPL-31XT  http://www.lifelinebatteries.**com/rvflyer.php?id=30<http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/rvflyer.php?id=30>)
>
> The 31 size battery pictured is the Sears PM--1 a deep cycle with a
> monsterous 1150 cold cranking amps at 0F (compared to only 650 CCA fo
> rthe Lifeline at 0F).
>
> At 01:00 PM 5/2/2012, you wrote:
>
>> SAWZALL!
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>> Mr. BZ-if it don't fit, force it in! (Gently!)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >  RE: A Group 31 Under The Seat
>> > You guys have me scratching my head right now.  A Group 31 under the
>> seat?
>> > I have a Trojan Group 31 mounted under the REAR BENCH seat as an aux
>> > battery, went that way to support my Norcold, I know how big they are..
>> > Given it's size I've got to ask, how the hell do you shoe horn a group
>> 31
>> > under th drivers seat?  Does your Vanagon have a N Dimensional Space
>> Warp
>> > under there? Pictures and description please!
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tom Buese
>>
>
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