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Besco tool .... blacksmith???
Aunt Phil:
--- Quote from: Papaw on November 17, 2015, 09:49:32 PM ---The battery in my old MGA was under the miniscule rear floorboard.
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A model had a pair of 6 volt batterys, 1 behind each seat bulkhead with the driveshaft between them.
That red piece of sheet metal wasn't a floorboard, it was the battery cover, and the compartment above was storage for the convertible top.
Bill Houghton:
--- Quote from: Aunt Phil on November 17, 2015, 10:04:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: Papaw on November 17, 2015, 09:49:32 PM ---The battery in my old MGA was under the miniscule rear floorboard.
--- End quote ---
A model had a pair of 6 volt batterys, 1 behind each seat bulkhead with the driveshaft between them.
That red piece of sheet metal wasn't a floorboard, it was the battery cover, and the compartment above was storage for the convertible top.
--- End quote ---
If I remember right, Triumph TR-3s had that arrangement. I always wondered how many times the cable wound up on top of the driveshaft, slowly wearing through until the copper was in contact with the shaft. Or, conversely, how exciting things got if the U-joint failed catastrophically and broke loose - battery acid everywhere.
Not that parts on British cars ever fail.
mikeswrenches:
I sold a pair of those to a blacksmith who was going to use them to hold railroad spikes while he beat them into shape. This was last year sometime. He was at the November fly wheelers meet looking for another pair. Said they worked real well.
Mike
john k:
I wonder why a blacksmith didn't just make himself a pair, he already had the pattern? Back when, 1920s, some battery clamps were solid, no bolt, one just wiggled it down over the post. These would have been perfect for removing those.
jefftrin:
I am just amazed at the scope of things that people find and post on here. Thanks for sharing
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