I can add that www.summitracing.com has a setup that combines the best of
both - a plastic "boat" box with internal steel hold down brackets. Looks
tidy, but securely restrains the battery - have one in the back of our Z,
and will be using one in the "R"
Mark Sedlack
OROC
Cuyahoga Falls OH
66 1600 http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/
77 280Z http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/Z.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:18 AM
Subject: RE: boat boxes
> Yeah, that's basically what worries me about the battery box solution. In
my
> case, the strap goes under the tray that is bolted to the floor, so it's
> probably a little more sturdy than simply using the plastic brackets. But
it is
> possible that the battery box could be broken in a major accident.
>
> But bolting the battery in solidly poses some inconveniences, too. For
one, it
> isn't easy to get a wrench in there to tighten the thing down without
> inadvertently hitting one of the battery posts. For another, it's also
touchy if
> you need to jump the battery or give someone else a jump - easy to make
contact
> between the battery posts and the fender with the cable ends.
>
> With the strap, you can simply unstrap it, lift the whole thing out of the
> aluminum tray and move it out into the trunk area, where it is more
accessible.
> The top of the battery box protects the terminals.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andy Cost
> > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:06 PM
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: boat boxes
> >
> >
> > My battery is in the trunk. The battery is securely fastened with a
metal
> > frame that is bolted to the trunk floor. The whole thing is inside a
> > plastic boat battery box. Those boat boxes look nice and keep the +
post
> > from contacting anything, but how securely do they locate the battery?
It
> > would appear that in an accident the battery box would break free. The
> > installation kit with the box is just a couple of plastic brackets and a
> > nylon strap. Even with bolts and big washers fastened through the
bottom of
> > the box I don't think it would hold in an accident.
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