Hi All, I'll be working my back up to the front of Ol' Yeller next and in light of the recent threads about relocating batteries, floating batteries, etc I'm wondering... where does the drain go TO? The existing battery box bottom was fiberglassed at some point and there's no drain. From what others have said, I'm guessing once it rotted through its been letting acid seepage run into the passenger footwell and contributing to the general mayhem there. If I put a drain in, where do I route it? It seems if I take it out the front of the bulkhead it would dribble the aforementioned corrosive runoff down the front of the bulkhead and eventually ruin the new paint. If I somehow tube it down under the car it would trail along the frame or floorpan with the same results. How about those mats that go under the battery to neutralize any runoff? They work? Should I just put a solid floor in the battery box and be done with it? AAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa....
And as to relocating into the trunk- any risk of hydrogen sulfide gas buildup right near the petrol tank? Another concern, my first car was a '66 MGB (can I say that here?) and the battery had been relocated to the trunk from the original drink coolers behind the seats- a shop had told me the extra cable length could drop the voltage far enough to cause issues with starting and charging. Any truth or concerns that a 7' cable to the starter would be troublesome? TIA for any and all comments, thoughts, suggestions, experiences, etc... "Any drive you don't return from on a tow truck was a good one..." Jon '77 (mostly) 1500 "Ol' Yeller" FM66043 7U Nass #104 www.bigolbear.com /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.