I have a 1926 model t roadster. The battery is mounted under the p***enger side seat. Any ideas on where to mount the battery for ease of access. Like if battery dies etc. The motor that's in the 26 is a Datsun 4 cylinder. it has a Ford solenoid on the firewall. Any ideas? Having to remove the seat just to get to the battery is not fun. Thanks Jerry
With the equipment you have, I wouldn't worry for it. ( 12 volt ) With The available real estate you have, either the seat or somplace you don'r mind seeing it.
Does it die every day? That would be the only thing I'd find inconvenient. Under the seat for a maintenance now and again... who cares.
My battery is under the seat. I just mounted the seat on a big hinge and pull one pin to tip the seat 0ver. .bjb
A pic of the car would help. I moved mine from under the floor to in the turtle deck, mostly because my new exhaust p***ed uncomfortably close to it. It is nice not having to take the floor panel out to disconnect the battery also, although it further cuts down on cargo space in the already-tiny turtle deck.
If your just interested into just charging the battery if it sets too long or a way to jump the battery, just put the + side clamp of the battery charger on the + battery side of the firewall mounted ford solenoid and the negative cable to something like a ground cable from the engine to the frame. After all changing out a battery should only be a once in 4 or 5 yr interval type of thing... ..
My big diesel box truck has giant lugs mounted at the firewall so that you can jump start it without digging into the battery box. If you have the solenoid mounted on the firewall just hook your jumpers to the solenoid like previously mentioned.
You can get insulated remote battery charger lugs. Red and black with plastic covers. Mount them out of the way somewhere and run battery cables to them.
As has been said , with the solenoid on the firewall , it couldn't be easier .If you font drive it much , keep na battery tender on it , I got 12 years out of my first battery , 10.5 out of the second , that means I've only had to remove & replace twice in 23 years . put a battery disconnect switch on it for when its sitting or you need it disconnected. I have to jack the car up & remove the driveshaft loops & the driveshaft to get the battery out .
I put a fork lift type connector on the firewall to plug into my jumper cables. It's the gray plug mounted down low on the p***enger side in the pic. I also use a master shutoff switch mounted on the floor. .bjb
having it under the seat looks "easy" The battery in my gl*** T Roadster is mounted under the floor next to the tailshaft housing. I hope to not have to mess with the battery on a frequent basis.
I mounted the remote positive and negative lugs to the p***enger inner fender panels on my 56 F-100, with cables running to the battery in the stock location under the floor. With no door handles, I figured I better have a backup in case my battery died and the windows were up.
I believe you have asked this same question on here before. This is the setup in my T RPU. The battery is under the black cover and there is room in the low seat riser for a scissor jack, tool bag, tow rope and a fire extinguisher, my seat just lifts out so nothing is ''hard''. JW
Most people fab this stuff from scratch, but if you're interested in junkyard scrounging, a lot of BMW's come with the battery in the trunk and remote posts under the hood. A lot had a battery cutout switch for shipping purposes. Even has a "key" of sorts that you can remove and carry around with you. Good Luck.
A friend of mine knew a mechanic at a BMW dealer shop and yes, he said they were only used for shipping and that they were supposed to be removed and returned to BMW. I asked him why he always had one for his own builds, he said the BMW mechanic had a boat and knew I worked in the boat industry, not sure what the returned favor entailed. I have one he gave me, but it didn't have one of those weird red plastic keys.
@jerryt Or he can learn the skills of using Jumper cables off the Ford Solenoid [also a handy skill for hooking up battery chargers]
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