Sounds like you're charging ahead ! Several builders just bent
up Lexan to make a battery box, including a folding lid. FINR just
had 2 long gear clamps fastened together, going right around the
box ....
You might try Spaenaur, in Kitchener - they have thousands of
fasteners, latches, and such - you might have to adapt one of
theirs, or just rivet a small door hinge to a strip of .032 or
heavier aluminum, and add a flip-latch at the front end ...
I have even seen a Canadian Tire & Aircraft Supply wide nylon
ratchet tie down strap used for a battery tiedown ! Not sure
what the inspectors would say - ok, I guess, if it's an Odyssey
sealed battery...
Keep building - looking forward to a GREAT Ramble !! :-)
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On Monday 30 October 2006 10:05 am, Jim Cole wrote:
Well Bob, I am working away towards the ramble - engine hung, oil tank
installed, rudder pedals, brakes, master cylinder etc.
I am looking for a fitting to make a battery strap out of. I've made a
battery box to hang on the firewall and I've seen a strap where you make
about a 1" wide hinged strap that is joined by an adjustable "bear claw"
like fastener that you then tie-wire. I have no idea what they're called
or where to look?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Jim
Rebel 333
Bob Patterson wrote:
Glad to hear that, Ron !!
One of the original ideas of the Rambles was to provide a goal
for builders - some extra motivation !
Happy to hear it's working ! :-)
With Rambling, we're never really sure where we will end up-
some years we came right back to Canada because of high gas prices,
other years, we stayed in the US all the way across, because of
great tailwinds !! :-) That's why the possible stops are a bit
vague, and the options become wider as the trip progresses ! ;-)
There are builders here who are not nearly as far along as you are,
and they are definitely coming along !!
So - keep rivetting, everyone... The Ramble's coming !! ;-)
Depending on timing, and the group, we may very well end up
flying into Oshkosh at the end of the Ramble, so that can be
another goal...
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