A rolling time warp; was Re: <VV> Purchased an NOS Corvair Delco Model 556 Battery

[Tony Underwood]

At 11:17 hours 12/12/2005, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
>Use a type 51.  Positive post out the hole where the original goes, 
>a copper buss bar to connect the negative post to the post out the 
>top of the case.  Could easily pass a casual inspection.
>
>--Bryan


Thought about that.   The 51 remains kinda wide though.   The 53 was 
really a narrow battery which would have some issues hiding a 51 
inside its housing... but a late Vair original Delco tar-top wouldn't.

The early Vair battery case *will* hide one of those high current 
"booster" batteries that can easily start a Vair, no problems, would 
work nicely for shows etc, for that last N'th degree concourse 
point...  ;)   ...which could well happen; I recall another show 
somewhere with two '60s vintage Chevys (Camaros I think) that tied in 
their class, resulting in a "judge-off"...  the car still fitted with 
its original style T3 headlights got the nod.

An early Vair sporting a functional stock appearing type 53 Delco 
battery could garner some extra attention, I bet.    And unless 
somebody removed it to see the hole in the bottom where the poser 
battery was fitted, nobody would know the difference.



...my early stuff uses 51s; concourse for them is a distant fantasy.   ;)


tony..