[Mgs] Securing series 26 battery in the MGB

[Max Heim]

OK, here's my idea, FWIW.

Instead of j-bolts, fabricate a flat hook using bar stock; say, 1/2 x 1/16
mild steel. Cut away two corners at one end to make a 3/16" wide tab, about
1/4" long, and bend that at a right angle to the bar. This would be the hook
that goes into the existing holes. The bars would be be positioned roughly
vertically (adjusted to clear battery cables, etc.) and extend whatever
distance above the battery top was required (say 1").

Then bend the top of the bar inward at right angles, to capture the top of
the battery (leave some slop for positioning). Then bend the end of that
section at right angles in the opposite direction, so that it sticks up
vertically again. Drill a hole in the center of this vertical tab.

Secure the battery by connecting something between these two holes (in the
two flat hooks): a short bungie, a length of baling wire, or more elegantly,
threaded rod cut to length with a wing nut on each end.

All dimensions are approximate -- I haven't measured anything yet -- just
going by my memory of the situation. I will say that the depth of the hook
portion and of the bendover at the top will need to be carefully considered
in order to enable slipping the hook in alongside the battery, without
creating an intractible order of assembly problem.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 4/30/14 12:13 PM, Max Heim at mvheim at sonic.net wrote:

> The j-bolt holes are at either end, but with all the group 26 batteries I
> have had, there is not enough clearance to fit the bolts. It would need to
> be a thin strap (which gives me an idea, actually....).
> 
> I finally gave up and wrapped a bungie around the battery and the bottom
> frame.
> 
> on 4/30/14 11:53 AM, Bob Donahue at bobmgtd at comcast.net wrote:
> 
>> I have a 71 MGB with a series 26 battery on the passenger side. The battery
>> fits fine. but how do you hold it down? I bought the (12V) Clamp/J-bolt set
>> from Moss, but the clamp won't fit into the battery box, and I don't see any
>> holes to hook the J-bolts to.
>> 
>> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
>> Email - bobmgtd at comcast.net
>> Cars:       52 MGTD - #17639
>>                71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
>> Member:  NEMGTR #11470
>>                NAMGBR # 7-3336
>>                Hoosier MGB Club
>>                Olde Octagons of Indiana
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires