Y55 Battery
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I just finished making my repop version of the Y55 battery today. I had made one just over a year ago for my 68 Z28.
It looks pretty good and started with a R59 Topper, so I had to flip flop the + and the - on the topper for the Y55 battery has the reverse polarity. The positive is on the fender side vs the radiator side. Had to re-paint the caps yellow and drill the center of the lettered cap to install a glass eye as the originals. |
Good evening - I have a '69 4C Z28 - which battery would have come in my car from the factory?
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Probably the Y77 side post battery on a 04C build, but not 100% sure. Maybe someone with more knowledge on batteries can chime in. Sorry....Dave
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Dave, can I ask how you flipped the + and - and what you used for the glass eye? I've got an 02D car with the R59 topper and would be fun to do a similar project.
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crownstables look at replie #3 posted by Jerry MacNeish on the CRG post that was linked by cruiserofland
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I used the left over of an original cap the I had to cut off to originally use. However, the cap fit poorly (loose), so I used the repop cap that fit tight and installed the left over of the original Delco cap that I had cut. I made the + with a plastic repair kit and simply modified the original + into a - Hope that helps......Dave |
luv2sixty9 - Looks like I need to go with the Y55 battery. Thanks for the help.
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nice work
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The Label was altered via a "Brother" label makers & some 1/2 tape w/white lettering, strategically trimmed and applied. |
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