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01-03-2020, 11:15 PM | #21 | |
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Maybe it's because it never gets really cold here but 10 years is at least what I expect out of a battery in an old car. That is, one without the parasitic draw of a modern one.
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01-04-2020, 01:18 AM | #22 |
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https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/a...c-a5d900b03312
https://www.ebay.com.au/i/2237912489...CABEgIsUvD_BwE Running board. Never got more than 4 years out of a battery. Lately ... lucky to be two. |
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01-04-2020, 05:17 AM | #23 |
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Still waiting on “why”?
You can charge the battery without taking it out or needing better access |
01-04-2020, 05:35 AM | #24 |
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01-04-2020, 07:07 AM | #25 |
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This car came this way 15 years ago when we bought it. It was "restored" in 1957. I consider this firewall battery setup a novelty, so I left it as is. The rest of the car is a time capsule of what some people did to Model A's back in the 50's. Piece of history sort of thing.
Never had any problems with this, but we only run about a tank full of gas through this car in a year. It hardly gets driven because it's a roadster in Wisconsin, which is not an ideal climate for open cars. This is what your engine compartment will look like if you move your battery to the firewall. The consensus is that you should leave your battery where it is under the floorboards, and I would agree. |
01-04-2020, 08:19 AM | #26 |
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01-04-2020, 10:53 AM | #27 |
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I have remote battery posts on both of my A's as well as the trailer. Makes it easy to charge a battery as well jump starting. About $20 from Speedway plus the cable.
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01-04-2020, 11:53 AM | #28 |
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In the first place, he just asked a simple question, not our opinions on why he doesn't leave it as-is. I made a bracket and put mine behind the rear crossmember, right side, on my wide-bed. On my speedster it is under the driver's seat. Both are 12v. and have disconnect switches. The problem with both is access, but that isn't needed very often. On my tudor I put it under the rear floorboard, decent access but only from the back seat. Use big cables and put it wherever you want, it is your car.
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01-04-2020, 12:02 PM | #29 |
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Another firewall installation, my brother's coupe, in the '50s.
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01-04-2020, 04:13 PM | #30 | |
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01-04-2020, 04:13 PM | #31 | |
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01-04-2020, 07:53 PM | #32 |
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I was a “why seeker” as it’s hard to answer a question without knowing what one is trying to achieve or what the actual problem is ......
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01-05-2020, 10:59 AM | #33 |
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Methinks the reason a lot were relocated "back in the day" is that the batteries were more problematic back then and money was hard to come by for a lot of folks.
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01-05-2020, 12:10 PM | #34 |
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In the first place, he just asked a simple question, not our opinions on why he doesn't leave it as-is..........
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01-05-2020, 12:47 PM | #35 |
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Good point Charlie, but it seems the reply's just beat the subject to death.
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01-05-2020, 01:08 PM | #36 |
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I have a friend with a '36 three window coupe and he insisted on moving the battery position so the dual exhaust would clear.He tried the trunk and couldn't figure out why cables were hot and not enough cranking power.So he got shorter but heavier cables and rides around with it behind seat,still has warm cables so must not be heavy enough.
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