<VV> Re: Moving Battery to Trunk

[Ron]

I haven't shifted anything to the front and I don't have any front end drift 
at highway speeds either.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LastHamlet" <lasthamlet at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: Moving Battery to Trunk


>  To better balance the car, my son and I are getting
> ready to move
>> the battery on his 65 coupe from the engine
> carpartment to the trunk.
>> We've got a Moroso plastic battery box into which we
> will put an
>> Optima battery.  We've also got a long cable kit
> from Moroso.  We're
>> planning on running the cable down through the belly
> pan.  I'm sure
>> other folk have done this, and I'm wondering what
> problems we'll face
>> with the wiring.
>
>
> This is just an idea, but may be a world easier and
> safer. Leave the battery in the rear, and instead,
> mount your spare tire up front, and add two body
> baffles just above the front tires, like my
> convertible has. Then with the addition of a trunk
> carpet kit, maybe a steering damper, you will notice a
> much better improvement that just moving the battery
> to the trunk.
> For one, those body dampers/baffles weigh 25-lbs. a
> peice, the 80/20 trunk carpet kit weighs at least
> 10-lbs, and the steering damper adds 8lbs.
> I have a ton of clever ways of shifting the weight to
> the front, and most I have on my 67 convert, and she
> does drive and steer really good. Opinions vary to
> shifting weight, but I am a big fan of subtle,
> permanant shifts to the front, and not the
> cinder-block in the trunk thing. Unnoticeable weight
> is the way to go, IMHO. Of course, my small tool box
> is up front as well, and all of this and a full tank
> of gas, and she has NO front end drift at highway
> speeds.
> Just thought I would suggest this, cause it will
> actually be a better way to go than the moving of the
> battery... Although, again opinions vary, but I always
> think of safe and secure, if possible. I am a newbie,
> so others may have better ideas to work with.
> Best Regards,
> Danny
>
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