Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:30:17 -0800
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Aux Battery Cover
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Six of one and half dozen of the other they say. I contemplated cutting that
metal piece also but decided I'd rather build the custom top and stand the
battery up. Easier to service and really no big deal to make a custom cover.
It will actually be kind of fun to create a special cover. And who knows,
down the road I may change my mind again. Anyone can always rivet the
original cover back on.
William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Puzerewski" <VGONMAN@MSN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: Aux Battery Cover
Too bad you chose the method you did. The whole point in buying the Optima
for the extra battery is so you lay it on its side! There is nothing of any
substance that has to be cut to accomplish this. All the cutting i did for
mine took less than 5 minutes, and I used the same battery cover and carpet
without any adaptation.
It sounds like you are going to spend more time and worry fabricating this
cover than the 5 minutes it takes to cut out 2 little unseen squares of
metal that do absolutely nothing for the performance of your van!
----- Original Message -----
From: Cooper, Jonathan R.
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:58 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Aux Battery Cover
I finally broke down and bought an Optima battery an, given the balmy
weather last week, installed it. Followed the Harold & Nancy Method and
installed it upright, because I hate cutting anything substantial and did
not want to cut off the top posts of the battery. I want to make a battery
Cover like H&N's. I cannot raise them, so does anyone have an idea of a
malleable material out of which I could build a cover that would go over the
posts and then swoop down so the driver's seat could rotate, all while
looking like it was made for the space. I thought of screen with fiberglass
over it. And then what? Light brown fleece? Carpet won't conform enough. I
don't think I have sufficient metal forming tools. Outside of a propane
torch, I don't have anything that would melt plastic to form it, so I am
stuck. I would like this to be hardy, because I will likely take it off and
put it on more times than one.
Thanks
Jonathan R. Cooper
Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal
900 Skylight Office Tower
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-664-6900 (voice)
216-664-6901 (fax)
Cooper@BQMlaw.com