Spider Battery

[Alfanovice@domain.elided]

Ian, 
     My battery is in the trunk on the drivers side (LHD).  This is on a 71 
Spider due to the air conditioning installation.  It is placed in a battery 
box and secured with a rubber strap snugged up to the "step" towards the 
forward portion of the trunk, looking from behind the car.  During a sudden 
violent deceleration it seems possible to me that it will tip forward, but I 
am not at the stage with the car to experience this potential.  The cable is 
routed to the starter strapped to the rigid fuel lines.  I would suggest 
using a one gauge cable since the total length needed is around ten to eleven 
feet.  Also, the negative cable might as well be one gauge, and in mine is 
grounded to one of the left hand shock mounting bolts accessible from the 
trunk.  
     A friend has suggested that I take the negative cable all the way to the 
engine block for optimum grounding.  Brian Shorey has recommended to me via 
the digest to leave the battery in the trunk if I uninstall the A/C, 
presumably because of the weight benefits.  Hope this helps.
     As for Dan and his Sprite question, I say go for it, as long as you are 
comfortable doing what needs to be done.  These cars turn heads on a par with 
Alfa's.  Just remember that you must be prepared to deal with a completely 
different mindset regarding engineering solutions.  I can attest to this 
since my next door neighbor has been restoring a 75 TR6 at roughly the same 
time as I have been involved with my Spider.  It is needless, although fun to 
say, which one I think is more elegant between the two!
     Brian
71 Spider
various other German cars
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