Fwd: <VV> Moving battery to the trunk

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/18/2006 8:41:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
eandp at mindspring.com writes:

> To better balance the car, my son and I are getting ready to move the 
> battery on his 65 coupe from the engine carpartment to the trunk.

Travis,  Your '65 coupe really doesn't need to be balanced.  The potential 
for problems with the long battery cable run (and voltage drop) are very high.  
Your battery might last a year longer in the cooler trunk, but now you have to 
protect things in the trunk from the battery.

A properly maintained stock '65 will handle very well--better than anything 
else except the Corvette for a car of the '60's as certified by the DOT--and 
certainly better than a lot of today's FWD cars.  (Unless you don't keep the 
correct tire pressures).

Bob Hall
Group Corvair
'64 Brier
'65 Corsa
2 '68 Monzas