Reply to "Lowered Battery Box"

I didn't make mine, I got it from Hall. From what I saw installing it, it is not possible to get a larger box in the car. It sits right up against the rack mountings and in order to install the bumpsteer shims, one of the bolts needs to be machined to clear the box.

I am not surprized at all that Pantera Performance Center or Wilkinson would make the box smaller.

The main culpret to getting the battery out is the outlet casting on the clutch slave sylinder. If there was a left exit rather then the existing right exit, it would be no issue at all,

I can't immagine what one is supposed to do to get an acid filled battery out of there. It would have been better to have the bottom of the box removable so that the battery could be dropped to the floor to get it out but then again you would have to get it past the radiator tubes which are right under it.

It is obvious that this location was never an original design consideration. It was just an afterthought to find some additional space in the front trunk. You wouldn't want the battery in this location for racing because you can't get the dam thing out of there in a minute or two.

The Optima with it's handle and gell fill help alot.