Trunk mounted battery - Page 2

**mr.4speed** · #11 10-27-2011, 11:29 PM

i like the competition engineering box looks like old nmw
paint it orange and your good to go
summit racing part#c4029

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CEE-4029/?rtype=10

Plowman · #12 10-28-2011, 12:26 AM

Hey you guys-Back in the day, we did not have all that stuff. So all we did was a leather belt ight off your pants (32-34 inch). If you had access to other stuff that's what we did. Paul

**Salvatore** · #13 10-28-2011, 12:45 AM

there you go Paul!!! Today, the novice car guys have to make sure it is nice enough to win a car show and not something that would just do the job!

**markjohnson** · #14 10-28-2011, 01:07 AM

Battery in the trunk has always been a great idea but don't forget that if do any kind of Drag Racing at an NHRA track, you gotta have a master cut-off switch at the rear of the car which can be a bit of a pain if you don't wanna drill primo sheetmetal on your car. Anyway, do a Google search and check out early '60's Chrysler Max Wedge cars. They came factory with battery-in-the-trunk. I'm pretty sure that moving the battery back there accounts for a full 1.0% in front/rear weight bias and that's always a smart move.

Plowman · #15 10-28-2011, 01:20 AM

I put a cut off switch on a hinge[house door hinge],bolted the hinge to the bumper, pushed it up out of the way for street driving, pulled it down when I went to the track. Paul

x Baldwin Motion · #16 10-28-2011, 01:36 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: four speed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
i like the competition engineering box looks like old nmw
paint it orange and your good to go
summit racing part#c4029

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CEE-4029/?rtype=10 </div></div>

this looks like the way to go.

the trunk mounted battery I did in box Nova 1981 was a standard universal steel try and a plastic marine box.

**njsteve** · #17 10-28-2011, 01:48 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Atuckman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Any Day2 suggestions for a trunk mounted battery? were there any preferred vendors in late 60s early 70s? thanks guys, adam </div></div>

Actually the majority of guys back in the day just bolted the original battery tray onto the trunk floor, used the factory hold down hardware and that was it. That was how my 70 hemi charger was set up in 1970.

I still kick myself for cutting off the tow tabs that were welded to the bumper brackets. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

**MosportGreen66** · #18 10-28-2011, 02:02 AM

Adam,

This is a trunk photo of the blue/white stripe '71 Motion Chevelle (shop car).

I have no reason to believe this is not the unit Joel installed.

Dan

Nova Jed · #19 10-28-2011, 05:59 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

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Somehow those tow tab pins find there way into these shots? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] The Bat box looks like that one from Summit? Blast it and paint it orange.

**Tommy** · #20 10-28-2011, 07:34 AM

What ever you install or fabricate.... Be sure to stick various decals on it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]. Just like Trunk stickers or carry on tool boxes, decals work in the trunk. I have a NMW battery box as well but probably won't use it in any current projects. When I do though, it will get some vintage local speed shop decals from my home town. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]

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