[Mgs] Securing series 26 battery in the MGB

[Barrie Robinson]

Looks like a political approach to a simple bungey problem.


At 07:11 PM 4/30/2014 -0500, riverside at southslope.net wrote:
>I  was just looking at the same situation in an MGB in the shop.
>I  will use 2 overlapping pieces of light angle iron of the 
>appropriate length, place them back to back
>and drill two holes several inches apart.  A bolt thru one hole will 
>act as a pivot.  I will weld a small
>diameter rod to the outer ends of each angle iron that will stick 
>out about one inch. Then  place the
>angles across the battery and mark the pin positions on the sides of 
>the battery box. Drill holes to fit the pins, install the pivot bolt
>and slide the pins into the holes drilled into the sides of the 
>battery box, scissors the angles
>together and install the second bolt to secure.  A rubber pad 
>between the battery and holder will
>assure  the battery being held snug.  Easy to install and remove and 
>all is secure.
>
>Ron Sanborn
>Multiple British , Italian , and other stuff.
>
>
>
>,-----Original Message----- From: Bob Donahue
>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:53 PM
>To: mgs
>Subject: [Mgs] Securing series 26 battery in the MGB
>
>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
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Regards,
Barrie

Barrie Robinson
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