[DeTomaso] Dropped Battery Box - No cut in Front Trunk?

[Jeff Detrich]

If you ever show the car in an indoor venue you'll more than likely gonna
have to physically disconnect the battery. A major pain if you can't get at
it. I moved mine to the rear when I restored 6559 but have since moved it
back to the original the original location up front. Something to consider.

Jeff
6559

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 12:49 PM Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>    Doug Braun and I plan to drop the battery in the front of our cars as
>
>    part of our current restoration process.  All of the drops I've seen or
>
>    read about involve cutting a hole in the floor of the trunk and welding
>
>    in a box or frame to mount the battery in, then fashioning some sort of
>
>    removeable cover to have access to the battery.  Many also leave the
>
>    ground stud at the back of the trunk next to the pedal box, still in
>
>    full view.
>
>
>
>
>
>    During discussion of the plans yesterday at the shop Doug offered the
>
>    idea that the battery could be mounted under the front trunk without
>
>    cutting a hole in the trunk floor.  Cable connections can be redone to
>
>    afford charging/jump capability elsewhere in the car (in the front
>
>    trunk or at the rear) and it would leave the front trunk floor uncut
>
>    and eliminate the need to hide any cabling in the trunk.  This is not
>
>    too different from many newer supercars/sports cars and how often do
>
>    you really need have direct access to the battery.  The frame on which
>
>    the battery would rest could be bolted in to the lower frame/structure
>
>    so it would be removed to r/r the battery when/as needed.  We aren't
>
>    really interested in moving the battery to the back as there is enough
>
>    weight there already, and dropping the bat between the front wheels
>
>    would lower the center of gravity at the front of the car.
>
>
>
>
>
>    Has anyone of you ever done or considered doing something like this?
>
>
>
>
>
>    Any and all thoughts and comments are welcome.
>
>
>
>
>
>    Thanks
>
>
>
>    Mike Thomas
>
>
>
>    Panteras Northwest
>
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   If you ever show the car in an indoor venue you'll more than likely
   gonna have to physically disconnect the battery. A major pain if you
   can't get at it. I moved mine to the rear when I restored 6559 but have
   since moved it back to the original the original location up front.
   Something to consider.A

   Jeff

   6559

   On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 12:49 PM Mike & Elizabeth
   <[1]mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:

     A  A Doug Braun and I plan to drop the battery in the front of our
     cars as
     A  A part of our current restoration process.A  All of the drops
     I've seen or
     A  A read about involve cutting a hole in the floor of the trunk and
     welding
     A  A in a box or frame to mount the battery in, then fashioning some
     sort of
     A  A removeable cover to have access to the battery.A  Many also
     leave the
     A  A ground stud at the back of the trunk next to the pedal box,
     still in
     A  A full view.
     A  A During discussion of the plans yesterday at the shop Doug
     offered the
     A  A idea that the battery could be mounted under the front trunk
     without
     A  A cutting a hole in the trunk floor.A  Cable connections can be
     redone to
     A  A afford charging/jump capability elsewhere in the car (in the
     front
     A  A trunk or at the rear) and it would leave the front trunk floor
     uncut
     A  A and eliminate the need to hide any cabling in the trunk.A  This
     is not
     A  A too different from many newer supercars/sports cars and how
     often do
     A  A you really need have direct access to the battery.A  The frame
     on which
     A  A the battery would rest could be bolted in to the lower
     frame/structure
     A  A so it would be removed to r/r the battery when/as needed.A  We
     aren't
     A  A really interested in moving the battery to the back as there is
     enough
     A  A weight there already, and dropping the bat between the front
     wheels
     A  A would lower the center of gravity at the front of the car.
     A  A Has anyone of you ever done or considered doing something like
     this?
     A  A Any and all thoughts and comments are welcome.
     A  A Thanks
     A  A Mike Thomas
     A  A Panteras Northwest
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