<VV> Repro battery: vintage looks/mod. inside?

[Lonny Clark]

Gut your vintage-looking battery leaving only the case and the posts (posts
connected to nothing inside the battery case). Your battery cables in the
engine compartment connect to the fake battery. Mount a modern battery in
the trunk, maybe disguised as luggage. Run welding cable from the modern
battery's + terminal to the main battery connection on the starter - the
original cable to the fake battery needs to still be connected too. Run
ground cable from hidden battery to a good body ground, your engine-to-body
ground cable will need to be in good shape too.

Not stock, but looks like it from the outside. Might be hard to hide the
welding cable under the car, if that's a concern.

Can anyone think of a reason this won't work?

Lonny


On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:58 AM, <Wrsssatty at aol.com> wrote:

> About a year ago I purchased a vintage look Delco repro battery from one of
>  our vendors.  It's the battery that's shipped dry and must be charged
> upon receipt by the buyer.  Well, it has never held a charge well at  all.
> Since buying that battery, I learned that there was a vintage look  Delco
> battery available that has modern components on the inside available from
> Restoration Battery.  However, I spoke with Restoration Battery this week
>  and
> they told me that their source for the modern insides that fit in the
>  original
> look Delco repro battery for the Corvair is no longer available.   Can
> anyone recommend another source for an original appearing battery that  is
> modern (i.e. reliable) on the inside?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ~Bill Stanley
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