Jason Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Ive made a nice little setup for by battery holder, now all i have to do is mount it in the boot. Can i just drill through the floor? I just want to double check every thing just in case i screw something up. Just 4/6 bolts. They will clear the bar with ease. Yes, no, But? Quote
demuire Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 4 x high tensile grade 8.8 bolts, M6 should be enough. You'll need to make a metal plate that sits in the box, and then have the bolts go through that. You don't want the box to just be held with the plastic. You'll also want to pass your battery holder through this plate. I used a piece of 3mm aluminium. Under the floor, get some mudguard washers to spread the load. Quote
Jason Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Posted January 18, 2005 (edited) Ive got 'washers' in the box which are just triangle piece of metal worth a hole in them. That screwed onto a piece of wood which, then the piece of wood which is bolted to the boot. Or do i have to bolt the box down? I can't see the plastic being that strong if it needs large bolt to hold it in place? Edited January 18, 2005 by Jason Quote
demuire Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 You'll never get wood to pass an engineers peace of mind. I don't really know what you're talking about in terms of your "washers". Yes you do have to bolt your box down, how else were you intending to keep it where it is? Tie it down with shoelaces? No, the plastic isn't very strong, that's why you have to spread the load somehow, you don't want to just have the bolts go through the plastic alone because in the event of an accident it'll just rip the plastic to shreads. To solve that problem I got a piece of aluminium and put it in the box, and passed the bolts through those. That way, the plastic box is sandwiched between the plate and the boot floor, which makes it a hell of a lot stronger. Then to mount the battery brace, I passed it through the plate too. So it isn't the plastic box holding the battery down, it's the aluminium plate. Quote
Jason Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Posted January 18, 2005 ahhh ok. Hopefully got some this arvo Quote
demuire Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Unfortunately I don't have any photos of my setup (I don't think), or I'd post some up. But if you want to have a look you're welcome to. Quote
Super Jamie Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 don't do what a friend of ours did and drill into your wheel well and wonder why there's a hissing sound coming from it :P one new spare tyre later, rod went back to installing his mdf bodykit (true story) Quote
demuire Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 And if your fuel tank is under your floor, make sure you don't drill through that either!!! Quote
Jason Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Posted January 18, 2005 What fuel tank :) bah I'm going for a big shop tomorrow, grinding wheels, cutting wheels, brush wheels for angle and drill, sanding disks. Then bolts and battery connections. Plus shit loads of other little assortment. GET INTO THIS RUST!!! :P Quote
1G-GTE KE70 Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 spray killrust over the holes so it doesn't rust just in case. Quote
Medicine_Man Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Sounds like you have quite a shopping list prepared, nothing worse than running out of something when your working.. Quote
Jason Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Posted January 18, 2005 (edited) sure isn't - I'm low on all my grinding stuff, Teddy's seen my wire brush :P i think its got 3 strands of about 2mm in length ok no wood, i just had it so the battery would be more level Edited January 18, 2005 by Jason Quote
Medicine_Man Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 wood + cars = bad Some old racers actually have wood in the bodywork, take this fine car for example.. Quote
Medicine_Man Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 Sorry For Hi-Jacking this thread, this old morgan was restored in my uncles old workshop years ago.. apparently they have a wooden underbody.. :P Quote
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