37 special battery issue

[Guest jg_105]

Looking for some advise or recommendations on the battery for 37 special

 

mine is still the original 6v,.  It it's mounted under the front passenger seat.   But the original brackets/box or whatever are no longer there.  Previous owner had just some straps made.   I grabbed  a u1 battery but ther terminals are way to close to the floor pan cover.  I don't really want to adjust the brackets any lower as it would then hang below the frame

 

unless anyone has any suggestions.... My thoughts are

1--get the optima 6v agm battery and mount it sideways under the car

2--rewire (lengthen)  and move the battery into the trunk into a battery box 

3 --  rewire  (shorten)  and move the battery to under the hood making some kind of bracket as well

[Marty Roth]

Lengthen the straps or build a new box. 

Yes, it may hang a bit below the frame, but that is perfectly OK, and does not cause a problem.

Under the passenger side of the front seat, there is a wooden board above the battery, and even if that touched the battery, which is doesn't, it would  (wood) not be a conductor.

 

Mine is a Roadmaster 80C, but I believe they are all the same

[1937-44]

 My Special like many still has the 6 volt battery under the front seat and it has never been an issue. The original battery cover is domed and allows a little more clearance.

 

 Marty the Specials are all metal so they don't have a wood floor or wood cover.

 

                                                Carl

[dibarlaw]

I have the same set up in my 1937-41.(2 hanging straps). 1937-44 gave me a folded sheet metal box to replace these home made straps. The original would have an actual box. These boxes rusted out quickly. I would keep the battery where it is as the positive cable is long enough as it is..

[1937-44]

 Actually Larry I think that was an original battery box as it's the same as the one on my car and a few others I have scrapped out.

[Marty Roth]

Carl,

 

Thanks, I was not aware of the difference in the Special as compared to the Roadmaster - try to learn something every day....

[Guest jg_105]

22 hours ago, 1937-44 said:

 My Special like many still has the 6 volt battery under the front seat and it has never been an issue. The original battery cover is domed and allows a little more clearance.

 

 Marty the Specials are all metal so they don't have a wood floor or wood cover.

 

                                                Carl

My floor cover does not look like this -  its more form fitted with a hump in the middle over the driveshaft,  but then lays flat over the rest of passenger side----  Maybe I should have mentioned its a Mclaughlin Buick- Maybe a difference there?

 

[1937-44]

 I'm not familiar with all  the differences  between McLaughlin Buicks and Flint Buicks. Hopefully someone else can clarify what would be correct for your car. Sorry.

[Guest jg_105]

On 4/26/2016 at 8:40 AM, 1937-44 said:

 I'm not familiar with all  the differences  between McLaughlin Buicks and Flint Buicks. Hopefully someone else can clarify what would be correct for your car. Sorry.

No Problem.  

[Guest jg_105]

Thanks for the tips

[Mark Shaw]

Perhaps a battery with side connections could work without modifying the box. 

 

Just use the posts that screw into the side connections so you can use the original cables.