<VV> Repro battery: vintage looks/mod. inside?

[J R Read_HML]

This has not been a concern of mine, so I've not really thought about it. 
BUT, aren't there some generic looking (very similar in looks to original 
GM/Delco) batteries still available?  Isn't the Delco sign on the side of 
the original battery removable - if careful?

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lonny Clark" <lclarkpdx at gmail.com>
To: <Wrsssatty at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Repro battery: vintage looks/mod. inside?


> Gut your vintage-looking battery leaving only the case and the posts 
> (posts
> connected to nothing inside the battery case). Your battery cables in the
> engine compartment connect to the fake battery. Mount a modern battery in
> the trunk, maybe disguised as luggage. Run welding cable from the modern
> battery's + terminal to the main battery connection on the starter - the
> original cable to the fake battery needs to still be connected too. Run
> ground cable from hidden battery to a good body ground, your 
> engine-to-body
> ground cable will need to be in good shape too.
>
> Not stock, but looks like it from the outside. Might be hard to hide the
> welding cable under the car, if that's a concern.
>
> Can anyone think of a reason this won't work?
>
> Lonny
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:58 AM, <Wrsssatty at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> About a year ago I purchased a vintage look Delco repro battery from one 
>> of
>>  our vendors.  It's the battery that's shipped dry and must be charged
>> upon receipt by the buyer.  Well, it has never held a charge well at 
>> all.
>> Since buying that battery, I learned that there was a vintage look  Delco
>> battery available that has modern components on the inside available from
>> Restoration Battery.  However, I spoke with Restoration Battery this week
>>  and
>> they told me that their source for the modern insides that fit in the
>>  original
>> look Delco repro battery for the Corvair is no longer available.   Can
>> anyone recommend another source for an original appearing battery that 
>> is
>> modern (i.e. reliable) on the inside?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~Bill Stanley
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