FFR SWB - moving the 24V battery to free up the front centre seat

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mikesteven

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• Mar 12, 2012

• #1

I'd like to think about ways of moving the battery set up away from the front centre to enable me to turn it into a seat again for one of the kids. Has anyone tried this or got advice on how feasible this is? Ideally under the bonnet but I would consider placing it on the rear floor behind the centre seat.
any suggestions welcome
thanks
mike

 

SpringDon

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• Mar 12, 2012

• #2

What about under the passenger seat, my 12v battery was moved there from the engine bay by welding a box under the passenger seat box.
(don't know if a 24v is bigger or not)

 

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mikesteven

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• Mar 12, 2012

• #3

Unfortunately the FFR has the petrol tanks under the driver and passenger seats- another nuance of the lightweight!

 

SpringDon

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• Mar 12, 2012

• #4

Ah, ok. What's the space like in the engine bay then, most series have it there and you can buy the tray and retainer. (I suspect space will be an issue)

 

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crg54

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• Mar 12, 2012

• #5

You could always look at putting them in the rear arches, one on either side at the back. I'm fairly sure this was done on some of the lightweight's.

 

scrappyloz

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• Mar 13, 2012

• #6

I know on the FFR the radio batteries used to be on a mount that bolts to the rear bulkhed in the back. You could get one of those to hold the batteries