I have a Delco group 26 battery that fits nice and snug without the
plastic box, so who knows if it would fit with the box. But Delco should
be commonly available, and it has a handy handle, without which it would
be a pain to get in and out.
David Ambrose had this to say:
>
>We used an Interstate Batteries group 26. It barely fit. But yes, any
>group 26 with a retaining ring will be too large.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave Ambrose
>
>Phil Bates wrote:
>>
>> A groupe 26 should fit. It is hard to get in there though. Miata
batteries
>ar
>> very hard to find, and expensive, but any Mazda dealer will have them. I
>can't
>> remember, but I heard list was either $120 or $200 for one of those. I've
>also
>> heard that if you can find them elsewhere they are more like $50 - but I've
>> never found them elsewhere. I have Porsche that takes 2 size 22NF
batteries
>-
>> try to find that. Anyhow, I ended up a K-mart buying an exide group 75
>(same
>> as a 26, but with side posts instead fo top), and cutting of the battery
>clamp
>> ears. Every other groupe 26 I tried was 1/8" too big.
>>
>> So the bottom line is GOOD LUCK, check batteries everywhere you can find a
>> different manufacturer.
>>
>> Phil Bates
>>
>> "Feldman, Jack (Jack)" wrote:
>>
>> > I assumed all the after market battery boxes for MGs are alike. Moss says
a
>> > group 21, or 26 battery will fit. I took the box to two suppliers. The
fist
>> > was one of these "we have every battery made" places. Their group 26
>battery
>> > wouldn't even fit in the opening. The salesman said he didn't have a group
>> > 21, and they were for Miatas. Do you know if this is true?
>> >
>> > The second place was Pep Boys. Their group 26 battery would fit in the
>> > opening as far as the place where the walls make the opening narrower. I
>> > measured the floor of the box, and it came out to 1/4 inch smaller than
the
>> > battery. Same problem for the depth. Battery just a bit too big.
>> >
>> > OK, who has batteries that fit? I can't be the only one who has bought one
>> > of these boxes. We have a local Miata dealer, but I would never buy a
>> > battery, or anything else, from a dealer.
>> >
>> > Help!
>> >
>> > Jack
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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