[Oletrucks] Battery location in a 55 First Series

[Bob Chansler]

I took a different approach. I have a '49 burb and a '56 3200. The battery
tray on the 56 is 11 inches wide compared to 9.5 on the 49. I wanted to use
the larger group 78 battery in the burb. (The burb is 12 volts.) So I ground
off the rivets holding the tray bottom and ground off the rivets on the tray
arm on the right side. I moved the arm right up against the running board
arm.  I did have to cut off the flat part of the running board support  to get
it wide enough. I welded the battery box arm to the running board arm. I
ordered a tray bottom and top for a '56. The tray for a TF truck fits real
nicley in there.
Bob
Mead, CO





________________________________
 From:
James Hays <thomasind at nventure.com>
To: 'Carson Holloway'
<my49chevytruck at hotmail.com>; spencer-h at sbcglobal.net;
oletrucks at autox.team.net 
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: Re:
[Oletrucks] Battery location in a 55 First Series
 
Friend of mine went with
drop down from Brothers - works great on his 39
Ford Coupe - Jim
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From: oletrucks-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:oletrucks-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Carson Holloway
Sent:
Monday, November 05, 2012 9:57 AM
To: spencer-h at sbcglobal.net;
oletrucks at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] Battery location in a 55
First Series

Harry,

I'm thinking about leaving the battery under my cab to
prevent cluttering up
the engine compartment.  However, I'm going to be
sealing up the battery
access inside the cab so i'm going with a custom drop
down tray the brothers
offers.  Here is the link for you to read more about
it:
http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DDBT060


Thanks

Carson
Holloway
Meridian, MS
1949 Chevy 3100
my49chevytruck at hotmail.com

> From:
spencer-h at sbcglobal.net
> To: oletrucks at autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct
2012 18:22:04 -0700
> Subject: [Oletrucks] Battery location in a 55 First
Series
>
> Hey All. Jeez, just looked at the posts I've saved from this
list--nine
> years and counting.
>
> I've got my chassis almost ready to go to
the sandblaster next week. I'm
> wondering if I want to move the battery from
under the floorboard (and
> remove all the mounting hardware). The eventual
goal is a mild custom.
> Thoughts? I don't want the battery in the bed.
>
> In
case you're wondering why I don't just look at all the pictures
> available,
I'm blind. I'm working on the truck with my nephews, but
they're
> bike
builders so what the heck do they know? Lordie, they drive a 65
> Econoline
van.
>
> Thanks. Harry
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