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Re: Vixen Batteries

To: "Hill, Stephen M EDUC:EX" <Stephen.Hill@gems7.gov.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Vixen Batteries
From: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 00:44:25 +0100
I have the original battery frame and even the bit of rubber that went
under the battery. I'll take a picture some time.

Regards,

JU

Hill, Stephen M EDUC:EX wrote:
> 
> Same thing happened to my car. I drilled a couple of holes throught the top
> of the footwell, and with some threaded rods in the holes, tightened down
> nuts above and below the glass. This created solid studs between which the
> battery sits, sandwiched between the glass and a rectangular frame you can
> buy at any old auto place. Cheap. One day I intend to replicate the whole
> thing in stainless, but not change the design at all.
> 
> Stephen
> 2500
> > ----------
> > From:         Dr John Upham[SMTP:webmaster@ukmotorsport.com]
> > Reply To:     Dr John Upham
> > Sent:         Friday, September 22, 2000 4:13 PM
> > To:   DonDavis@aol.com
> > Cc:   mogman@rpa.net; tvr@autox.team.net
> > Subject:      Re: Vixen Batteries
> >
> > DonDavis@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Did the Vixen have a battery tray to start with? My battery was just
> > sitting
> > > on the fiberglass with a hold down bracket when I bought the car. I put
> > it
> > > into a battery box later.
> > >
> > > Don
> >
> >   There was no try as such (sitting on top of the GRP) A clever touch by
> >   the factory was to bond a bit of steel sheet into the GRP over the
> > passenger
> >   foot well box. In time, this rotted and split open the GRP. Good
> > foresight
> >   don't you think?
> >
> >   JU
> >
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