Steve,
You can always mount the battery in the engine compartment like a a seater.
Gerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sbauserman@actsnet.com [SMTP:sbauserman@actsnet.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 1998 6:41 AM
> To: Bob Nogueira (E-mail)
> Cc: Morgan Mailing List (E-mail)
> Subject: Rear seat
>
> Bob:
>
> I finally did it this weekend. Scarlet now has a jump seat. I followed
> your plan. I purchased two, six foot pieces of two inch slotted
> galvinized
> angle iron. The frame size in a 4/4 is 38 inches by 16 inches. The frame
> has the lip up on the sides and back, but on the front edge I turned the
> lip
> down so I had a place to bolt the bulkhead. Using the same bolt holes as
> the ash shelf frame I was able to lower the level 2 inches. The 16 inch
> depth of the seat bottom was a reduction of 6 inches off of the shelf
> depth
> and relocation of the bulkhead to the back of the wood floor allowed for
> an
> amazing amount of space for feet.
>
> Charlie (our now 8 year old and 53 inch tall son) can and did ride in the
> back to church yesterday with his feet on the floor and his head not
> touching the inside of the bonnet for the first time. He was very
> excited.
>
> The battery is still sitting in the other foot well. I am looking for a
> smaller one which I can relocate between the bulk head and the axle. I had
> some wood pieces so I made a small box to cover it for the moment.
>
>
> Thanks for the advice,
>
> Steve Bauserman
> 67 Morgan 4/4
>
>
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