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06-27-2016, 10:14 AM | #1 |
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OEM Battery location and hold down
In the rule book the it states that OEM hardware can be used too
the hold down in the stock ;location,,, the hold down seem weak ! For the battery hold down is a metal part that catches the bottom of the battery and bolts the tray I have bolted the tray to the core support with 3/8 bolts in the stock location replacing the little bolts that held the tray to the core support will that pass tech looks like it can from GM Last edited by Stocker Buick GS; 06-27-2016 at 10:16 AM. Reason: post a pic |
06-27-2016, 10:21 AM | #2 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
Several thousand passes like this with that tray and hold down and never a failure.
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06-27-2016, 11:21 AM | #3 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
It is not that hard to make a strap that goes across the top of the battery and use 3/8" fasteners to hold it down . Then it will pass tech without question .
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06-27-2016, 02:12 PM | #4 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
and the OEM 1968 "little bolts" still fasten the tray to the core support. You're worried about nothing. Oh and your new 3/8" bolts are chinese.
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06-27-2016, 03:43 PM | #5 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
3/8 bolts made right here in the good old USA went in the back room at my POPS and took some that were their when I was little and I am almost 50 neat box heavy cardboard box with metal corners
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06-27-2016, 03:52 PM | #6 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
Nice, NOS and I'm older and remember those boxes.
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06-27-2016, 04:01 PM | #7 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
He bought a Blue bins with nuts and bolts from some place full just about any size you could think of wheels studs lug nuts would have been back in 70 -71 when Seattle upside down with no work
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06-27-2016, 04:22 PM | #8 |
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
I'm sure NHRA wants the strap across the top of the battery to keep it secure in the event of a roll-over, preventing a short or fire.
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Re: OEM Battery location and hold down
You would be incorrect when OEM located batteries are mounted with ALL OEM hold down hardware.
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