- 1. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: BobTescione <mogman@rpa.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 16:50:55 -0400
- I did some more research this weekend, taking the battery bracket assembly that bolts to the front side of the passenger footwell to several battery suppliers. One said "No problem, a Honda Civic bat
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- 2. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 22:38:57 +0100
- I have the main battery earth going to the stud on the chassis nearest the starter motor. I have one large earth lead going to the block (the bolt near the alternator on a Kent engine) and another g
- /html/tvr/2000-10/msg00001.html (11,998 bytes)
- 3. Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: BobTescione <mogman@rpa.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:06:13 -0400
- Hi Guys (and Ladies if any) Im getting close to the point where I'll be reconnecting circuits on the TVR and Im wondering what the correct/original size battery was. My battery tray has inside measur
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00016.html (7,154 bytes)
- 4. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 23:54:14 +0100
- Today I fitted a new battery to replace the Exide RE1 Torque Starter which died on me after 8 years. It was a gel type a bit tempremental (so it suited the car!). I have fitted an excellent unit whi
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00017.html (8,115 bytes)
- 5. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: DonDavis@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 19:00:12 EDT
- 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
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00018.html (6,868 bytes)
- 6. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 00:13:11 +0100
- 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
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00019.html (7,674 bytes)
- 7. RE: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: "Hill, Stephen M EDUC:EX" <Stephen.Hill@gems7.gov.bc.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:26:23 -0700
- 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 soli
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00020.html (8,806 bytes)
- 8. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: 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 -- Dr John Upham, The UKMotorSport Index, http://www.ukmotorsport.
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00021.html (9,633 bytes)
- 9. Re: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: BobTescione <mogman@rpa.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:53:21 -0400
- Let me clarify my situation a bit. My car is an M chassis Vixen. Heater mounts on top of passenger side (LHD) footwell. Battery bracket/tray mounts with 5 bolts thru the front side of passenger footw
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00022.html (9,752 bytes)
- 10. RE: Vixen Batteries (score: 1)
- Author: "Ayer, John K" <John.Ayer@PSS.Boeing.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:49:01 -0700
- As I recall the original battery size no longer exists, in the US anyways. Longer and narrower than available modern ones. I forgot to check my battery size this weekend, but it's a Sears 60 (not a D
- /html/tvr/2000-09/msg00025.html (11,084 bytes)
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