[Chevelle-list] Battery Question

[D.R. Jones]

Or move it to the trunk.

D.R. Jones
--- Herb Lumpp <blamacamvet at gmail.com> wrote:

> I read in one of the magazines about some people
> taking an old style battery
> (correct for the year of their car) gutting it out,
> cutting the bottom off
> and slipping it over the modern battery.  9 out of
> 10 people don't even
> notice.  Another idea but more of a pita, is to have
> a "show" battery that
> you swap in place when you pop the hood.  Or, paint
> it black.  I guess to
> hide the 6-pack look you could fashion a "skirt" of
> some sort that fits
> around the Optima case to give the appearance of a
> standard rectangular
> shaped battery.  Food for thought never hurts.  
> 
> Herb
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
> [mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On
> Behalf Of Denny Shewmake
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 2:08 PM
> To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Battery Question
> 
> I am using a four year old Optima Red Top in my '71.
>  I like it because it
> holds up well when the car is not started for
> several weeks (or more) at a 
> time.   It is also a little lighter than a regular
> battery.
> 
> My problem is I think the red top really looks out
> of place when showing the
> 
> car.   Might paint it black, but wanted to see if
> there were any comments or
> 
> gotcha's before I get serious about it.
> 
> Of course it will still have the six pack look, but
> the shiny red top (which
> to me stands out like a sore thumb) will be gone.
> 
> Thanks, Denny
> 
>
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