Looking for a 1971 battery
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Virginia
Ha! That's a great idea. Please post photos if you get it to work. You may also want to post a WTB message in the C3 Parts forum.
As someone who deals with lithium batteries for work, please be careful. A lot of the "cheap" batteries available (for example, this one at Summit is only $500-, https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lpp-c545 ) are intended for drag race use only. There is no alternator, and the battery needs to be bench charged at the end of the race or the end of the day.
A proper 12 VDC lithium battery cell for your car will have a built in charger and cell balancer and be rated for alternator applications. For example this one, bargain priced at $2500-
https://www.jegs.com/i/XS-Power/703/...06180002778188
Be safe!
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 4,592
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From: Eastpointe MI
Ha! That's a great idea. Please post photos if you get it to work. You may also want to post a WTB message in the C3 Parts forum.
As someone who deals with lithium batteries for work, please be careful. A lot of the "cheap" batteries available (for example, this one at Summit is only $500-, https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lpp-c545 ) are intended for drag race use only. There is no alternator, and the battery needs to be bench charged at the end of the race or the end of the day.
A proper 12 VDC lithium battery cell for your car will have a built in charger and cell balancer and be rated for alternator applications. For example this one, bargain priced at $2500-
https://www.jegs.com/i/XS-Power/703/...06180002778188
Be safe!
As someone who deals with lithium batteries for work, please be careful. A lot of the "cheap" batteries available (for example, this one at Summit is only $500-, https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lpp-c545 ) are intended for drag race use only. There is no alternator, and the battery needs to be bench charged at the end of the race or the end of the day.
A proper 12 VDC lithium battery cell for your car will have a built in charger and cell balancer and be rated for alternator applications. For example this one, bargain priced at $2500-
https://www.jegs.com/i/XS-Power/703/...06180002778188
Be safe!
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Southbound
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...Seems to me that’s exactly what the OP is looking for in creating this thread, eventual criticisms about judging notwithstanding...Maybe we could stay on track regarding his original part search and leave the “original air in the tires” commentary for the many NCRS complaint threads...
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Blue Bell PA
2018 C3 of Year Finalist
That is a sad state of affairs. To think, 20 years ago, if a car achieved Bloomington Gold status, that car, today, would be hard pressed to get the same award. The ever 'evolving' state of restoration requirements makes even reputable parts suppliers to defer due to the cost to conform.
For why?
