Reply to "92 Beck Spyder restoration commencing"

DannyP

I use a lead acid lawn tractor battery. Size is U1, is 5 3/16" wide by 7.75" long, about 7.5" high and 22 pounds. $50 at Tractor Supply. Not nearly as big as a car battery. Short cables=better for use with a smaller battery. I also use the gear reduction IMI-101 starter. Spins it over like a CHAMP even at over 10:1 compression.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/...battery?cm_vc=-10005

https://vwparts.aircooled.net/...hp-1kW-p/imi-101.htm

I agree about weight outside the rear wheels and trying to balance things, but the proximity to the starter motor is why my battery is still in the LR corner. Two foot long battery cables. I'm not a fan of running them all the way up front.

And while you are at it, a few ground straps is a good thing. I have battery to trans, battery to chassis, trans to chassis(2 of them), all secured with star washers in between frame and cable ends. So 4 ground straps all-together. Overkill? Not for me.

12/10/193:06 PM

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