The second approach lowers the CG a bit but would need a shield to protect the battery case from the radiant heat of the headers.I haven’t posted in a while. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season.
I took a page from the BoC and made a battery mock-up. I thought of using the Odyssey 1100, but they are currently hard to find and this Napa battery worked fine when I had the XK6 on the run stand and isn’t that much bigger. (9x7x4.75)
I thought I’d check my logic with you all, because when something seems too easy, I start to wonder what I’m missing. Any reason why I couldn’t or shouldn’t mount the battery in the location pictured? With a heavy duty clamping bracket, of course. It would allow battery size flexibility and solves a few other problems as well.
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There’s also this option, which would require a very customized battery tray, but would look a little cleaner…
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Nice solution!Another challenge was that I wanted a passenger side headrest that could be easily removed and stored in the boot when I didn’t have a passenger. Much web searching was done, and finally found the solution in a 1969 Mustang headrest from CJPonyparts.
1969 headrest, part # SFHR
Headrest guide retainer. # HRGR
Headrest cover, part # HRC3B (sadly, I could only buy a pair, so I’ll have an extra)
A small slot was cut into the fiberglass body, and two new holes had to be drilled in the guide retainer so that the bottom bolts would clear the rear frame. Also made a spacer out of 1/4 inch aluminum so the guide retainer would sit reasonably flush with the back of the tub.
I hate the look of it, which is why I didn’t want it to be permanent, but safety first, especially for my passengers.
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