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Krismc

posted on 9/4/06 at 05:20 PM Reply With Quote
battery location and fittment!

where and how have people put theres, i have a oddessy 680, small battery was going to cut a hole in scuttle and drop it into passenger foot well but wasnt sure how to keep it in place!?

oh and its in a vortx





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fesycresy

posted on 9/4/06 at 05:23 PM Reply With Quote
Make a box.

Imagine a cross of ally the same dims as the battery, fold up the sides, then fold back to form a return egde, this sits through the scuttle. Tig up the sides or PU some angle over them.





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Krismc

posted on 9/4/06 at 05:27 PM Reply With Quote
quote:

Make a box.

Imagine a cross of ally the same dims as the battery, fold up the sides, then fold back to form a return egde, this sits through the scuttle. Tig up the sides or PU some angle over them.


Thats what i would do if i could but, 1st i aint got any ali, 2nd i aint got a tig! any easier options!





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OX

posted on 9/4/06 at 06:07 PM Reply With Quote
give a list of bits you do have then to make things a little easier
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ned

posted on 9/4/06 at 08:20 PM Reply With Quote
I have done exactly this with my pc625 but sunk it 4" into the area above the gearbox in the centre of the scuttle tray panel.

Ned.

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ps my battery box was made from ally simply from a cube style net, then folded round some 4x2 and rivetted carefully in a couple of the corners. not very difficult at all. get a bit of ally from a diy store and give it a go. can easily be done without a tig.

pps its a tight fit in teh box but will be bending up a strip of ally to go over teh top to retain the battery. the box is rivnutted to the ally panel it sits in.

[Edited on 9/4/06 by ned]





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muzchap

posted on 9/4/06 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
Oooh nice idea

I'm going to copy that (at least I'm honest)

Ned - nice build so far mate See you've been shopping at ThinkAuto MOCAL bits everywhere





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ned

posted on 9/4/06 at 08:55 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by muzchap
See you've been shopping at ThinkAuto MOCAL bits everywhere

yeah, they have made a small fookin fortune out of me so far and i'm still not done





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Krismc

posted on 9/4/06 at 09:26 PM Reply With Quote
cheers ill give that a try!?!





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ned

posted on 9/4/06 at 10:01 PM Reply With Quote
couple more pics for ya:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/IMG_1967b.jpg
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/IMG_1968b.jpg





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JoaoCaldeira

posted on 10/4/06 at 07:52 AM Reply With Quote
Hi.

Take a look at this pics off my build...

Joao

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