Date:         Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:36:44 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 16" syncro - stripping and resto
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Right. No swivel.

So your Syncro has hinged lids on both boxes?

My 2wd only has the hinged lid on the aux. battery box.

You need to sand blast that wiring.    ;)

Neil.



On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Neil,
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> see the diff. between the westy and the pass. battery box in this pic
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> http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/battery.jpg
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> I have the riveted and hinged lids on both pass. and driver's seat areas.
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>
> Please excuse the untidy wiring of my ACR and amp, I'm going to clean it
> up, I promise :)
>
> alistair
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> On 15-Oct-10, at 1:02 PM, neil n wrote:
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> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
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>> Neil,
>> if I am not mistaken, you are noting the absence of the welded seat plate
>> that is installed in westies. Pass. vans don't have them and the space under
>> the seat is very much more accessible.
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> Possibly. Was looking at what seem to be pop rivets holding battery lid
> hinge in place (aft position)
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> IIRC, it was Mark Drillock who commented to me that one might remove the
> extra metal around the PS battery box and install a hinged lid or other as
> per the DS making starter battery R&R less of a hassle.
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