Pic Request: Battery Compartment
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Le Mans Master
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From: San Angelo TX
Pic Request: Battery Compartment
While swapping out the battery in my 72 I noticed the battery was being held in place by a 2x4 and a piece of styrafoam. Since very little of this car hasn't been "bubba'd" I'm looking for a nice picture of the way the battery compartment should appear.
Also, did these cars come with a holddown of some sort? When I remove everything I can see two holes in the bottom of the compartment that I can see the ground through. Should there be some sort of plug?
Any pics would help. I'd like to fix up as much as I can.
Thanks
Also, did these cars come with a holddown of some sort? When I remove everything I can see two holes in the bottom of the compartment that I can see the ground through. Should there be some sort of plug?
Any pics would help. I'd like to fix up as much as I can.
Thanks
Burning Brakes
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From: Kawartha Lakes and PEC, Ontario
Towards the front of the batt compartment there should be a metal bracket that catches the lip on the bottom of the battery. I appears to be rivetted in place(?). To the rear of the compartment (behind the battery) there should be a threaded hole in the middle. There's a hold-down bracket that also catches the lip on the bottom of the battery and gets bolted down via this hole.
Racer
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When I remove everything I can see two holes in the bottom of the compartment that I can see the ground through. Should there be some sort of plug?
Melting Slicks
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From: Airdrie Alberta
When I remove everything I can see two holes in the bottom of the compartment that I can see the ground through. Should there be some sort of plug?
Back in the old days (60's & 70's
) before maintenance free batteries they had 2 vent tubes that ran down and exited underneath the batteryI think there was also a hole with a rubber plug in the center
Team Owner
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Le Mans Master
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thanks so much, that answered everything I was wondering.
One last thing: where does your ground cable attach in your cars? Mine is attached next to the front reinforcement so it's in the way of the battery. Where SHOULD it be grounded?
One last thing: where does your ground cable attach in your cars? Mine is attached next to the front reinforcement so it's in the way of the battery. Where SHOULD it be grounded?
Team Owner
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From: Ontario
Last edited by Paul L; Sep 12, 2008 at 03:58 PM.
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