Firewall Battery Shelf?

jeepguy1948 said:
Truly amazing, 11 reply’s telling me that I shouldn’t want what I want?
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alexiskai said:
It’s a time honored tradition here, along with responding to “How is this done?” with “I’ve never needed to do that so I don’t know.”
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Well, I initially didn't answer because I thought it was a dumb idea for several reasons. Most notably, mounting a battery on the passenger side in the same location as the Fuel Sediment Bulb seemed to me as not the best location. Mounting a lead-acid anything directly above a hot exhaust system does not seem prudent either. Third, long Battery cables generally cause voltage drop (-especially on 6v systems) and cleanly routing them away from Throttle assembly seemed difficult. But again, I never put one there in that location so who am I to offer suggestions on the best way to do it?? :o Also, maybe this is an export model that is RHD so "on the passenger side" actually means mounting it above the Starter Motor?? ;) :rolleyes:

Regarding the refraining from commenting, on second thought it does seem there are plenty of others here that do freely give advice on topics they have never done, so maybe I should have made that number 12. :D :D


Colin, regarding your comment, I whole heartedly agree. Maybe since over 230+ ppl have read this thread, ...and over 200 ppl that didn't respond means by percentages, over 90% made a positive statement too.
 
It actually is an Argentine RHD import (bet ya didn’t see that coming, did ya?). I reffered to it as the passenger side because there was no real need to delve into the whole which side is which business. In this case the right side is indeed the drivers side but the engine side of the right hand firewall is the same as right side firewall on a LHD vehicle. Had I known that I was going to have to justify every single facet of my proposed install I would have included the fact that this is a B motor and a fuel pump, there is no fuel fitting on the right hand side of the firewall.
 
I dont think it is a matter of you having to justify to us, but it would have been better if you originally painted us the whole picture of how your car is configured.

Then we could have helped better and easier.

It is your car, and you can do what you want.

If you said that you wanted the battery on the roof, but did not explain that you have a roadster, then....................
 
I was thinking about if this was a RHD the left side firewall would be open, short battery cables , not in a hot area, really no drawback , you could vent the battery caps so to eliminate corrosion on the firewall ,other than sticking out like a sore thumb , it’s your car do whatever ! I would like to hear more about your car like when it was manufactured, where is the gas tank , body style . Just don’t understand why you didn’t include more information in the start ?
 
Summit Racing and others have battery shelves. Use stout cables to get to frame ground and starter for 6 volt.
 
jeepguy1948 said:
Truly amazing, 11 reply’s telling me that I shouldn’t want what I want?
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My original reply:
Your car you can ugly it up however you want. I wouldn't stick it on the passenger side. Longer wire run and lots of heat on that side. It was common to move the battery to the firewall when people converted to juice brakes.
My reply after seeing this - The DETAILS MATTER - FO
It actually is an Argentine RHD import (bet ya didn’t see that coming, did ya?). I reffered to it as the passenger side because there was no real need to delve into the whole which side is which business. In this case the right side is indeed the drivers side but the engine side of the right hand firewall is the same as right side firewall on a LHD vehicle. Had I known that I was going to have to justify every single facet of my proposed install I would have included the fact that this is a B motor and a fuel pump, there is no fuel fitting on the right hand side of the firewall.
 
Big Ham, why didn’t I post more? Because in my old age (arthritis, palsy, etc.) typing ain’t so easy and I try to keep it to a minimum.
Sax, I appreciate your input, I’m a retired industrial master electrician so the electrical part is well within my skill set however my fabricating skills (and lack of sheet metal tools) are not so great so i attempt to buy as many pre fabricated pieces that I can bolt in and go.
I don’t know about Y’all but my floorboards are screwed down and i don’t want to deal with that very time I need to get to the battery (yes, I know that there is an access hatch but i want to access the whole battery).
I believe that I mentioned at the top that I have a friend with the battery on a shelf on the firewall and I like it there.
The Right side (drivers side in this case) firewall and general area is pretty similar to a LHD car but with a steering column and box in the middle of it.
I am not using the fuel one nor the sediment bowl in that area so that is not an issue.
Fords version of an RHD car mostly uses (some rather funky at times) Rube Goldberg linkages to allow the majority of the components to remain as much intact as possible.
The item i don’t care for is that the throttle medal is BETWEEN the brake and clutch pedals and with size 12 shoes it can be a trick. I like the (being a little different) aspect and semi uniqueness of the RHD but at some point (not today) I will attempt to relocate the throttle button (pedal) to the right of the brake pedal (which will likely require some modifications to the brake pedal to accomplish).
 
Who knows, I may end up installing it on the left hand side but in that case the required shelf would be the same so I don’t need to have that part nailed down as yet.
 
jeepguy1948 said:
Big Ham, why didn’t I post more? Because in my old age (arthritis, palsy, etc.) typing ain’t so easy and I try to keep it to a minimum.
Sax, I appreciate your input, I’m a retired industrial master electrician so the electrical part is well within my skill set however my fabricating skills (and lack of sheet metal tools) are not so great so i attempt to buy as many pre fabricated pieces that I can bolt in and go.
I don’t know about Y’all but my floorboards are screwed down and i don’t want to deal with that very time I need to get to the battery (yes, I know that there is an access hatch but i want to access the whole battery).
I believe that I mentioned at the top that I have a friend with the battery on a shelf on the firewall and I like it there.
The Right side (drivers side in this case) firewall and general area is pretty similar to a LHD car but with a steering column and box in the middle of it.
I am not using the fuel one nor the sediment bowl in that area so that is not an issue.
Fords version of an RHD car mostly uses (some rather funky at times) Rube Goldberg linkages to allow the majority of the components to remain as much intact as possible.
The item i don’t care for is that the throttle medal is BETWEEN the brake and clutch pedals and with size 12 shoes it can be a trick. I like the (being a little different) aspect and semi uniqueness of the RHD but at some point (not today) I will attempt to relocate the throttle button (pedal) to the right of the brake pedal (which will likely require some modifications to the brake pedal to accomplish).
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Maybe if you just used the Jack Webb method - Just the fact maam.
 
Well after careful examination I have determined that mounting the battery on the LEFT (in this case passenger side) would be just fine as well. For those that consider having the battery on the right side a hazard due to the proximity of fuel line (which in this case isn’t there anyway) I would point out that in a totally OEM configuration, the fuel line and sediment bowl is directly above the red hot ex manifold and to double down on that idea I point out that many use a glass bowl in that location.
 
When the starter switch fuses, and you need to pull the ground cable off the battery, your relocated battery will make more sense. My cut off switch is on the floor board next to the seat riser. Locating a crescent wrench in a panic is no fun.
 
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