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1. Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:20:24 -0400; I recently purchased the battery tie down bar and bolts but the bolts are too short. Even if I remove my tray and yellow battery mat, it will be too short. How do you all tie yours down? I9m sure I h; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg01948.html (7,389 bytes)
2. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:58:14 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - - I bought J-bolts from an Exide battery display at K-mart. I made a cross piece out of angle iron, cut to length and drilled tow holes, then painted it. The J-bolts were too; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg01958.html (7,953 bytes)
3. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:46:06 -0700; Go to your local auto parts store and look in the electrical section for battery stuff. Most auto parts stores sell the j-bolts in various lengths. Or just buy them too long and cut off what you don; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg01971.html (8,241 bytes)
4. re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 01 14:05:02 EDT; per Hugh.. er.. Allen... I did the same thing except that for the cross-piece I used a piece of plastic plumbing pipke with one side cut out so it would fit over the top edge of the battery and stay; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg01983.html (7,949 bytes)
5. re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:51:23 -0500; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg01995.html (7,970 bytes)
6. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:39:56 EDT; Allan...if you tow it from the battery, do you have to disconnect the driveshaft? or will the wire wheels come off.... RH inquiring mind.... Be more concerned about your character than about your rep; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02004.html (7,974 bytes)
7. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:30:01 EDT; I thought about this, but the way the battery is situated in the 1500, with the posts to the front, the angle IRON comes awfully clost to the posts, and I am afraid the angle iron will short circuit; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02031.html (7,932 bytes)
8. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:45:17 EDT; Now that is a good idea Ed. No metal to shift around atop the battery to short the contacts. --David C.; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02033.html (7,749 bytes)
9. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:22:39 EDT; <<<Re: Tying down the battery I thought about this, but the way the battery is situated in the 1500, with the posts to the front, the angle IRON comes awfully clost to the posts, and I am afraid the; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02062.html (9,494 bytes)
10. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:25:20 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - Don't all Spridgets use a type 26 battery? If the posts are against the firewall, get a type 26R, which will have the posts reversed so you can install it with the posts to th; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02069.html (8,101 bytes)
11. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:25:19 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - I noticed that, but the angle stuff I used was only about 3/4" wide, so there was plenty of clearance. I coated it with that red, insulating paint stuff used on tool handles j; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02070.html (8,448 bytes)
12. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:25:17 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks Robert! I needed that! I tried to disconnect the driveshaft from the battery once, but all the smoke leaked out. Allen Hefner SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward '77 Mid; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02071.html (7,903 bytes)
13. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:38:16 -0400; Yea they supposed to have a 26, but get a 51. They fit better, same width, but not as deep. You definitely need a tie down after that. And you can drop it in and take it out WITHOUT removing the bonn; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02082.html (9,146 bytes)
14. Re: Tying down the battery (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:56:20 -0700; I also read somewhere that allowing a battery to constantly move around can damage and shorten it's life. One thing you could do until you sort out the hold down is to use either one of those non-ski; /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02103.html (10,680 bytes)

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