I stuck mine back in the right-rear corner of the trunk, under the fender. I
made an aluminum tray that is bolted to the trunk floor. The battery lives
in a marine-type battery box that is strapped to the tray.
At first I ran a rubber hose from the battery box to a drain hole in the
trunk, but the hose kept coming off. I finally bagged that idea and just
figured the box was drafty enough to "self-ventilate." I've been running it
that way for 20 years now.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Brian St.
> Jacques
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 8:16 AM
> To: Datsun-Roadsters; Ba02list
> Subject: Trunk mounted Battery
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am working on relocating the battery to the trunk and I have a
> question to
> those that have done this. Do you need to put a hole in the trunk for the
> battery to vent or will it be OK without, assuming the trunk
> actually seals
> ;). The sealed Optima batteries are pretty appealing, but I don't
> know if I
> want to shell out the dough for one right now.
>
> I am also very interested in what you guys have done for mounting as well.
>
>
> Brian
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