Batteries - PLEASE help

[mikeoxford]

Hi all!

Im back in town :D ill post a message in muppet tomorow, for those who are the slightest bit intrested what ive been upto :lol:

ANYWAY

battery has had it with the cold weather (must be over 2yrs old now ChrisW? - got the receipt somewhere LOL!), can someone tell me what the biggest physical size battery i can fit in my battery tray, and the amp hours of that battery.

i wont be buying a fancy griffin badged one as my scuttle panel cover has come through, so itd be hidden anyway! just need the physical size, amount of amp hours, and possibly the battery code i.e 0A6 or whatever etc etc.

cheers for your help guys
mike

[peester]

welcome back mate. long time no hear. how is ya car?? apart from the battery. saw pics of youre nov at mk meet. go halford for battery; theyve got loads. just keep offering up all the batteries they've got until one squeezes in.

[mikeoxford]

welcome back mate. long time no hear. how is ya car?? apart from the battery. saw pics of youre nov at mk meet. go halford for battery; theyve got loads. just keep offering up all the batteries they've got until one squeezes in.

why thankyou :D

car will be a belter...... been collecting parts for it over the winter amongst other things, im buried in them now! i have promised myself i want it ready for this year - if its not it will be up for sale, SO bodyshop time is booked for the new year, all of my new engine / gbox mods are paid for, and any deliverable parts delivered!

i might not be building a car up to brett warbutons or rick drapers, karl rowntrees standards, maybe not even a feature car, but i hope itll be something really worth looking at next year. (oh :lol: and for someone like will to have a good scutinise and find flaws like all the other show cars!! :lol: - thats meant as a joke BTW please take in jest!)

theres a lot of things people wouldnt notice id done, for instance a calibra DID (digital clock and temp guage) in place of the original nova clock - looks factory fit, little things like that, but if you look closely youll see some nice touches if you get me.

anyway ill post in muppet later on or tomorow, right now i wana talk batteries :twisted: muhahaha

thanks peester

[Will]

no car is perfect thats the beatuty of it all, i do love lots of cars tho im just a picking fook :oops: :oops:

neway batterys

Nova TD battery is your best bet AFAIK..........

Will

[mikeoxford]

:lol: *remembers the excitement on wills face after finding flaws in cars at VBOA*

cheers for your help. ive dug out my copy of EPC and installed it on my new PC.

biggest battery i can find on a nova is 60 amp as u quite rightly said is on a nova 15D/TD

biggest vauxhall battery i can find listed is a 70amp of a calibra something or other. having said that a nice 55 amp battery off a calibra or mk3 astra, has a waterproof jacket with it :lol:

[mikeoxford]

:o jeezuz

just found a 105amp 12v battery off an "Arena" van and also an 85amp on an "Omega B"

dont think i need quite that big :lol:

ill see what bun will fit me oven tomorow. gota jump it to get me to a car shop! :oops:

[Ste_Nova]

take the plastic tray out of the battery tray.... take it into the shop with u

[Dicko]

62amp from a clio deisel :P

works fine for me :P

[mikeoxford]

8) 66 amp banner battery for a nova 1.5 D/TD - wouldnt have fitted nowt bigger in IMHO

http://www.tws.serveftp.net/auctions/batt1.jpg
http://www.tws.serveftp.net/auctions/batt2.jpg

quite a difrence in size!

i didnt realise until now..... check out the picture! halfords batt has 3yrs garuntee! i think ive got a receipt for it so i may scavenege a spare battery :D there always handy in the garage JIC..........

starts first time every time scarily without me having to depress the accellerator at all! :?

[Ste_Nova]

does it fill the tray?

[mikeoxford]

does it fill the tray?

ill take u a pic later gtg to work now out on a job. but pretty much yes.

you can JUST get the bracket on the front with the nut/bolt.

it goes from the black cover that covers the heater motor, to within about 4 inches on the left hand side.

you have to put it in at an angle, the passenger side in first as it wont fit between the scuttle panel and bulkhead, then once the end is far enough in drop the driver side down.

as for tray tray, i asusme u mean the black plastic thing? mines never had one as its been removed by previous owner(s)

[Ste_Nova]

as for tray tray, i asusme u mean the black plastic thing? mines never had one as its been removed by previous owner(s)

you better refit that.. stops the tray getting rusty

[srs1]

i know its late but i was told to get a cav td battery. think i'll go and check the size on this one before i do get it.

[mikeoxford]

cheers for that ste. ill manufacture something for the bigger batt or pick one up from scrappers.

as for bigger battery, i dont think i would have fitted anything bigger in IMHO! was a right fiddle.

[mikeoxford]

oh and the gaurntee i mentioned before, run out on the halfords battery last month! LOL @ three yrs garuntee and it busts after 3 years and 12 days or sommat :lol: