I'm not familiar with the "tiny" 44Ah battery. But the size 26 12 volt
battery, which I believe is common to many cars, is not too small. It will
fit relatively snug in the battery box, even with the plastic insert. My
71BGT has extensive rust, even in the battery boxes, so I purchased the
plastic inserts for added support. This is a good buy because you can make
sure the 12v battery fits in the insert first. And since you are only using
one battery box, the other one can store tools or other items.
Some group 26 batteries may not fit due to added lips. I found the Sears 26
Diehard to fit snug in the box and it has a handle that allows me to pull
it out quite easily.
As a disclaimer, I do not necessarily endorse the switch from the dual 6
volt system to the 12 volt. My 67 BGT sports two new 6 volts. I only
switched the 71BGT because of a delay in getting the 6 volt batteries plus
I thought I would see how it really worked with the 12 volt. I'll report on
the verdict next time I have to start the car at 20 below which will
probably be at least three more months.
David
67 BGT
71 BGT
At 11:46 AM 8/19/00 -0600, Phil Bates wrote:
>When I bought my '67 MGB its battery had been relocated to the trunk. This
>seemed to be ok, but when I looked closer, the DPO had drilled holes through
>the floor of the trunk and used sheet metal screws for the battery box he
>had installed. Doesn't sound too bad until you realize that he is lucky to
>be alive because he drilled straight into the gas tank, and the screws were
>acting as the plug. I re-located back to the battery boxes, and ended up
>buying a whole new gas tank to rectify the situation. So relocation is ok,
>but be careful where you relocate. Typically the passenger side is the side
>to use, as the battery can offset some of the driver's weight, and balance
>the car better. On my '58 MGA the PO (and I'm keeping the D off of it this
>time) remanufactured teh battery box with galvanized angle iron of some
>sort. It accomodates a larger battery quite nicely. This may be the way to
>go.
>
>Phil Bates
>
>"Evangelos G. Makris" wrote:
>
> > I know this has probably been dealt with many times in the past but are
> > there any good ideas on installing a "decent" 12V battery on a chrome
> > bumper car? By "decent" I mean larger than the tiny 44Ah that is a real
> > snug fit in one of the 6V boxes under the rear ... seat (GT). Needless
> > to say I can't find the 16x17x17 (cm) 6V kind anywhere here and shipping
> > them would cost a lot!
> >
> > Evangelos
> > 73 GT
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