Battery Replacement

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  • June 22, 2013 at 11:53 am #234767
    Jonathan Annear
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    @bigband39

    What type of battery is everyone here using for their TD Replicas? Especially interested in what to use for the Duchess, as I need something short enough to fit under my seat. Thanks!

    July 11, 2013 at 11:23 am #256782
    Jeff
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    @jeffthornton

    I am wondering the same, since I will have to take one with me when I go to pick it up. I know during the Ford Escort era that there was a series that offered a lower profile. But if I remember right it was a little thicker front to back than a standard battery size.

    Jeff

    Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

    July 11, 2013 at 1:15 pm #256783
    KentT
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    @kentt

    Mine is under the hood, and it’s a type 51…

    Early FF TDr on 69 VW pan
    Slowly coming back from the ashes...

    July 11, 2013 at 3:41 pm #256784
    Paul Mossberg
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    @pmossberg

    BigBand…

     

    Just go to your retail outlet and ask for a battery for a 1971 VW Beetle.

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    July 11, 2013 at 9:58 pm #256785
    Jim
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    @agerholm

    I just bought a battery for mine.  Went to Firestone to get an Interstate battery, it called for a Size 42 (73 chassis) but they didn’t have any, and it would take two weeks to order.   Ended up getting a Size 47 battery, which on occasion is substituted.   Haven’t tried sticking it under the seat yet, but it looks like it will fit.

    July 12, 2013 at 3:33 am #256786
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    Group 42 is 10Lx7-1/4Wx6-7/8H
    Group 47 is 9-9/16Lx6-7/8Wx7-1/2H

    Be careful of the additional height if its going under your seat.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

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