jaime240z Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Any ideas on mounting an Optima battery into hte stock location on a 240z? The Optima is alot shorter than the old one. I noticed jeg's sell a billet mount but it's over $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid240z Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Check this one out from Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1872141165 The guy has sold a few of them. Looks good but I have been wondering if I want to pay that much for a battery holder. I have seen a couple more on Ebay. Marcos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted November 10, 2002 Author Share Posted November 10, 2002 That looks pretty sweet. I dunno if I want to pay that much though. I guess I'm looking for the low-tech way. Bungee cord here I come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zphreek Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 hey dude, go check out my website. www.members.tripod.com/zphreek i have a couple of pics of the holder i made there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted November 11, 2002 Author Share Posted November 11, 2002 That's a sweet looking bracket. How does ti mount to the car? It kinda looks like the kit in jeg's. I also got the side post cables because my pos. post also arced to the car. Thanks for the info. Jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zphreek Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 what i did, was get a piece of galvanized sheet metal and traced the outline of the battery on it. then i cut it so that it had a 1 inch tab sticking out on every side which i then folded up. now i had a tray that i drilled a few holes and mounted right on top of the original battery tray that is in the car. then i got some lenghts of small tubing (approx 1/2 inch) and flattened one end, i welded two tubes on one side of the tray and one tune on the other side then welded nuts on all the tubes. then i had a tray with three tubes sticking up to the top of the battery. then i cut a triangular peice out of steel and drilled a hole in each corner so that i could run a bold down into each tube. presto! its actually a cheap copy of the one summit sells... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg SmileZ Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 For my 280, I used some angle iron and strap and fabbed a hold down that fits in the stock mounting holes. Looks clean. I've sent you a picture. Check your email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thurem Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 The Optima batteries will fit in the toolcompartment hole behind your passengerseat. You just gotta carefully grind off the edge that is cast into the batt. close to the bottom, and build a little shelf that will sit on the bottom of the compartment. By moving the battery to that location you get better weight distribution. If you go racing you might need to enclose it in a metal box and vent it to the outside. Thure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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