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jr_vw2
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 Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 3:53 pm Post subject: Who has their battery up front? |
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So I have next to zero options for my battery location. Thinking maybe up front opposite the master cylinder. Who has a battery up there and what model battery fits?
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oprn
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:57 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| Good question, I may be faced with this too when I convert to IRS. |
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WMAGRU
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Location: St. George, Utah
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:38 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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I use an Odyssey PC680 mounted directly behind the passenger seat. This battery can be mounted in any position except upside down.
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jr_vw2
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:36 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| WMAGRU wrote: |
I use an Odyssey PC680 mounted directly behind the passenger seat. This battery can be mounted in any position except upside down.
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Those dimensions look perfect. My concern should be with only having 170 CCA and a battery cable that's 8 feet long.
Does that battery have any struggle cranking your buggy?
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:15 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| oprn wrote: |
| Good question, I may be faced with this too when I convert to IRS. |
My solution was to cut about 1.5 inches off bottom of battery box and glassed in new bottom...
At full droop IRS arms cleared battery box...
Putting battery up front creates a situation for excessive long positive battery cable, which ""may"" cause voltage drop,. which ""may"" cause starter cranking problems...
Dale
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WMAGRU
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| PC680 is mounted behind the passenger seat so the battery cables are only about 26" long. No problem on cranking power. Fires right up every time. |
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slalombuggy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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Mine is over the beam but I don't have a gas tank up there.
I started my race car engine with a lawn tractor battery running through 10 feet of cable for both terminals. But I use #4 welding cable with soldered lugs. No problems even when hot.
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jspbtown
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| The Speedster crowd has their batteries up front. Use the correct wiring and on all but the most radical engines you won't have an issue |
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bim55
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Location: Dennis Port, MA
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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Here’s a pic of my current car with a battery cage I found on Summit.
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Rockbound
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| Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:34 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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i did mine up front but i also do not have a stock vw chassis
4 bolts under neath to lower it down to change it. welded nuts on top of frame rails |
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oprn
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| Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Who has their battery up front? |
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| Clever! |
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