Re: Super battery location

[Kevin Trent <trentkc@domain.elided>]

It is pretty easy to move the battery to the trunk.  I put mine on the 
passenger side in the "back" of the trunk, e.g., over the most forward edge 
of the spare tire.  No negatives - more space at front of engine, better 
weight distribution toward rear.

Difficulty depends on how much you do for yourself verses contracting out.

//kct

At 03:29 AM 2/18/02 -0500, you wrote:

>Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 21:13:47 -0800
>From: Blair Nelson/Elaine Babby <nelsonbabby@domain.elided>
>Subject: Super battery location
>
>I am having some accident damage repaired at the front end of my Super and
>while they are at it I am planning to have the rust around the battery tray
>attended to.  They will have to remove what is left of the existing tray
>and there enters my question.  Shall I put the battery back in under the
>hood or move it to the trunk?  While the car looks essentially stock it is
>vaguely warmed over in the engine and suspension departments and is used
>ocassionally on the track.  I am interested in whether there might be any
>handling advantages for the Super by transferring some of the weight to the
>rear.  It has a tendency to understeer at the moment and there are various
>ways to address that problem but would this help at all?  It would make
>working under the hood easier but risks transferring rust problems to the
>trunk and is moving away from the stock configuration in case anybody had
>illusions about trying to restore this car to its original state.
>
>Blair Nelson
>67 Giulia Super
>Seattle, WA

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