No Limit Engineering (www.nolimit.net , 1-888-297-6032) has a very nice
stainless steel "slide-down" battery tray that can go in the stock location
(or other). Part number BT-300. I have one that I may consider selling.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Green
To: oletrucks
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 48-53 Battery on Firewall
The '58 was a 12 volt, correct? if so will it accept today's 12 volt?
I wasn't wild about putting a trap door in the floor board large enough to
service today's batteries.....ALL options are open at this point
though.....the final decision has not been made....
The firewall looks GREAT .....no brake booster......NOTHING on it....would
like to keep it that way if I can come up with an acceptable
alternative......From your comments....I am assuming that a stock '48
battery tray is too small? would I be better off to build one for under the
floorboard?
Greg
'48 Hot Rod in Progress
----- Original Message -----
From: smiler <Moneymatters@snet.net>
To: Greg Green <greg@a1glass.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 48-53 Battery on Firewall
A clean firewall is more popular and desirable...putting the battery
under the floor is clean and neat...Same with the master cyl and booster
too...But to each his own..it's up to you in the end...almost any
replacement battery box from GM will work...If you try to rework a stock
battery box you will have to widen it anyway to get the new 12 voly
battery to fit in where the smaller six volt was...FYI Chet
Greg Green wrote:
>
> Has anyone put the battery on the firewall on a AD? I would appreciate
> hearing from anyone who has done this and any tips they might have such as
> what tray you used, re-enforcing of the firewall etc.
>
> I was thinking of used a polished stainless one for a '58 but I cannot
tell
> from the pictures in the catalog if the mounting side is flat so that the
> mounting points are all in plane with each other(my firewall has been
> slicked) or if there or any offsets for the stock '58 firewall.
>
> Thanks in advance......
>
> Greg
> '48 Hot Rod in Progress
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