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04-02-2015, 02:55 PM | #41 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Has Anyone mounted one in a 32??
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04-02-2015, 02:57 PM | #42 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
I better clarify my previous post before someone gets "bent". Is there info out there where one has been installed and made to look original for a 1932 Ford?? Maybe using a Ford Script case??
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04-02-2015, 04:21 PM | #44 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
My understanding (I haven't attempted it yet myself) is the Optima is to tall for the under-floor installation without modifying the battery holder. It appears to be a fairly simple mod to lower the holder to clear the top of the battery. This assumes you are wanting to place the battery in upright in a Ford style case.
Both of these links are from earlier JM 35 Sedan post: http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread...attery+install http://www.norgv8club.org/norg/index...norg-tech-tips This is a topic that has been discussed many times and a search will turn up a lot of links. Last edited by JSeery; 04-02-2015 at 04:29 PM. |
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04-03-2015, 02:06 PM | #47 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Yes I mounted one in a 32 cabriolet a few weeks ago. This is an almost perfect car and I didn't want to modify it. I laid a piece of 1/2" plywood about 8 X 10"s down in the bottom with a 2 X 2 across the bottom front edge. The battery lays in with the rear down on the plywood and the front edge on the 2 X 2 at about a 45% angle. The POS terminal in towards the transmission with 2 bungy cords holding it down. The floor lid fits on good.
Attached are several pictures of boxes I made for some of my drivers. Notice the acid marks on the 39 P/U firewall from the old lead acid batteries. The 39 P/U is similar to a 37 where the battery mounts in the firewall. This box sits in like the battery and is held in by the original battery hold downs. The Optima sits in the front of the new box and has a section in the rear for several quarts of oil. The 34 P/U is Skips, it has dual exhaust which we ran back through the frame and made a box to keep the Optima away from the exhaust. These are all 16 gauge with large vent holes and mounted using existing holes. I don't like the batteries under the floor, they tend to get neglected. As for the green battery disconnects I don't use them any more, to many failures. G.M.
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12-10-2015, 11:33 PM | #48 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
I just replaced my acid battery with an Optima AGM and enclosed in a battery disguise box purchased from Woody's Custom Shop www.woodyscustomshop.com The box comes with white caps; removed them and used the black caps from the old battery. The cranking amps are night and day over the acid; starts like a charm! Wish I would have done this along time ago. Also replaced the Autolite 216's with NGK B6L.
Anyone know where I can locate the battery hold down bolt? (left side) '37 1/2 ton stake bed. |
12-10-2015, 11:43 PM | #49 |
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I also got a case from "Woody's Custom Shop" It took some work with a Dremel, but I was able to get it to fit my Optima. I had to cut down the ribs on the bottom of the box, as well as the top. For the price he charges, I would have expected a better fit. If I had to do it again, I'd scrape up an old 6 volt battery of the proper size and clean out the old case and use it. Hell, at the price he charges, you could buy a new battery and clean it out and still be ahead.
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12-11-2015, 06:47 AM | #50 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
I've read so many posts about the Optima Red Top 6 volt battery but I still have a question. Is there more than one style or model number Red Top 6 volt or does one size fit all?
I went to the Optima web site and they say they don't have "direct fit" for my 1934 Ford V-8 and suggest I go to another site (autobatteries.com) to find a battery. I'm confused and any help is appreciated. Tom |
12-11-2015, 07:01 AM | #51 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
The Optima design - is what it is - to the best of my knowledge it's only one size. To keep the classic look (as mentioned above) I bought a fake 6 volt case. Unless you tell someone that an Optima resides inside one, they would never know
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12-11-2015, 01:04 PM | #52 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Tom, Fords used a 2LF battery up till 1939, and changed to a 2HF in 1940. The difference is in the height, L = low, H= high. The Optima has been redesigned, a bit taller than previously, and no longer is a direct fit into the 2LF case. What is done then, is to fabricate a skirt below the original case. For the early Fords with the battery below the floorboard, a lower battery tray can be fabricated so as to provide the additional room required.
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12-11-2015, 01:07 PM | #53 |
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Mine fit without any alterations to the box. I bought it from: |
12-11-2015, 01:51 PM | #54 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Thanks for the help guys but I still need to know if there is more than 1 Optima 6 volt Red Top. It looks like I need the 8010-044. Is that right?
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12-11-2015, 01:57 PM | #55 |
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There is only one.
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Thanks Alan.
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12-12-2015, 01:49 AM | #57 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Strongly recommend NOT buying any battery from Amazon. Read reviews there regarding dealings with Optima warranties. Quality is like water, it flow downhill. Bad batteries, including Optima, happen often enough and Amazon will not help you. You get what you pay for.
Optima a/k/a Johnson Controls sold out of USA and the batteries are now made in Mexico. Their offices are now in Canada. Buy USA if you can and especially buy local even if you pay more. At least you can negotiate with a person. If you don't get satisfaction take them to your local Small Claims Court. I did, for a $25 fee (at the time). The judge made the company fully reimburse my claim including the $25 fee. |
12-12-2015, 05:02 PM | #58 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
All info above re: Optima battery is informative, just a couple of additional questions.
* I have a dead Ford script battery with exposed cell links that measures 7-1/8 high from bottom of '37 battery box to the top of the case (height of links and terminals not included). Is this the case that would require the "skirt" to contain the Optima? * When installing Optima into an old style case, how is the line up of the terminals handled ie., do the terminals line up with original terminal holes in top and what is done with the lead cell links if I want an original look? HOTCOUPE'S install looks perfect, nice job! Thanks, Howard Last edited by HCO41; 12-12-2015 at 05:08 PM. Reason: measurement |
12-12-2015, 05:08 PM | #59 |
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Re: 6 volt optima battery
Might try a search, this topic has been discussed many times on the Barn. There have been some good solutions posted in the past.
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The acid battery case will require a thin piece of ABS plastic on top, so you can locate the holes precisely. Carefully remove the lead connectors and fill holes & caps. Use the old tar from the top to disguise the plastic. Super short version here, but you get the idea.
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