80 Series 3rd battery

[gtir300]

Does anyone know if you can buy a battery tray for an 80series TLC to fit over the passenger side inner arch, i.e a 3rd battery.

I actually want to use it to mount my BOSS compressor on, just figured may be easier than fabricating from scratch and would be more than strong enough.

Cheers

[Jeff80]

None that I know of. I have looked around and actually ended up fitting a 3rd battery in the back of the wagon.

Jooga

[jimbo jones]

speak with dow50r I thinkl he has one spare
jimbo

[dow50r]

I used to have one there, commercially made job, but dont know who makes them...it was angle iron with a mount to the inner guard, another to the bolt that holds the fuel rwelay at the inner guard/firewall, and another down to the shock tower. would be easy to make with some angle and a drill/welder...

[RUFF]

I used to have one there, commercially made job, but dont know who makes them...it was angle iron with a mount to the inner guard, another to the bolt that holds the fuel rwelay at the inner guard/firewall, and another down to the shock tower. would be easy to make with some angle and a drill/welder...

So it had 2 bolts on the body and 1 on the frame and it was commercially made? Some people really have no idea

I looked at an aproved engine conversion in a hilux the other day and they were running a V6 Commodore rad with the bottom mounts on the frame and the top mounts on the body. Using a plastic tanked radiator

For those wondering what im on about have a look there are rubbers between your body and frame for a reason. The body moves around a lot on them as well and with either of these set ups somethings got to give.

[gtir300]

Thanks for the info

I think I will stick with my original plan and fabricate something up that attaches to the chassis rail and provide a stay to the shock tower. Just gotta pull my finger out!

[me3@neuralfibre.com]

My solution was to use an Odyssey PC925 as the 3rd battery. At 1/3 the size when mounted on side (fine with these) it's a lot easier to mount. Put mine into a 1HZ 100 Series 2 weeks ago.

[dow50r]

Anything to get some money for their pocket...i did think this when installing....the battery would be too heavy for the inner guard without bracing...ive seen optima batteries turned sideways in a cradle b4...
Andrew

I used to have one there, commercially made job, but dont know who makes them...it was angle iron with a mount to the inner guard, another to the bolt that holds the fuel rwelay at the inner guard/firewall, and another down to the shock tower. would be easy to make with some angle and a drill/welder...

So it had 2 bolts on the body and 1 on the frame and it was commercially made? Some people really have no idea

I looked at an aproved engine conversion in a hilux the other day and they were running a V6 Commodore rad with the bottom mounts on the frame and the top mounts on the body. Using a plastic tanked radiator

For those wondering what im on about have a look there are rubbers between your body and frame for a reason. The body moves around a lot on them as well and with either of these set ups somethings got to give.

[fj40no1]

3f-e engine second battery tray fit up on the passenger guard near fire wall made bt piranah as i have one in mine.

[me3@neuralfibre.com]

The advatage of the small Odyssey is being 1/3 the size, I can fold up an aluminium tray to fit very quickly. It far smaller, doesn't need anything moved, is very cheap and light. No acid leaks means aluminium is fine.

Paul