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Old May 21, 2018 | 07:16 PM
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That is the type of talk that spawns internet legends about how hard it is (isn't) to install a mid year battery.
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Old May 21, 2018 | 08:53 PM
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Wow - I never took the time to think about it....just moved everything out of the way and drop the mother in there...
Put a battery in the 63 when I got it (NAPA Legend), then put an AC/Delco for judging a few weeks later.....

Amazing how simple maintenance tasks become tests of ingenuity....
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Old May 21, 2018 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rtruman
I cant believe we are talking about this tilt it in place .
Interstate battery's have the strap on there's
Just trying to learn as much as I can before I get into trouble. My old 66 was an ac car so the battery went in level thru the fender access plate.
I went to Costco to get a $ and they told me it would spill acid if I had to tip it to get it in place. I obviously have no idea of how much I will have to tip it.

I like the idea of duct tape over the vents to minimize my spills. I have a battery strap but that is not the issue.

It is not the time to ask for help when I have the battery half way in

Randy
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Old May 21, 2018 | 09:08 PM
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I've tipped a few in my day....never spilled a drop!

After you do it twenty-forty times you don't even think about it.
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