Date:         Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:55:15 -0500
Reply-To:     cooper@BQMLAW.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Cooper, Jonathan R." <cooper@BQMLAW.COM>
Subject:      Aux Battery Cover
Comments: To: Vanagon@vanagon.com

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