Morris Minor Owners Club

What do you use to house your battery? Do you have a battery box if so where does it come from I am after something

Any ideas

I have a stainless steel tray, I made myself. I suppose you could try to buy a stainless steel baking tray the correct size. but Stainless is best. No problems with leaks just wipe off or hose it away.

The GPO commercials used plastic boxes

ERRRR don’t think you will have much look finding a plastic baking tray neither

I'm looking for a battery box as well. So if anyone has any ideas?
Got to be a good way to go surely. Netly does it.

Slugger

Why not try contacting the chap we bought Nico off. He sells battery clamps on ebay (winros1917) which he makes - also makes heat shields. He might be willing to make up a box for you.

F

is it just me (because I have a fairly new battery) but does your battery leak all that much that you need to put it into a box?

i cut a piece of rubber off the huge reel i've got to put behind and beneath the battery on all the cars i do.
it's black so looks ok and helps and vibration and stops and draughts getting through also.

i don't glue it down anywhere so u can check behind easily for rot

If you are using a modern sealed battery a couple of pieces of old rubber floor mat does fine, as mentioned above. If you sit a stainless steel tray on top of the mild steel plate, and if they rub and wear through the paint, the mild steel will rot due to electrolytic action.

Another option, is an old PC case which are powder coated. A typical desktop upright PC case is just the right width, so you get three sides with a pre formed lip and just have to cut and bend one side.

i have the original gpo battery box in mine, i think i may have a spare one kicking about, not sure i did have a spare will look for you

MOSS will sell you a battery box for the Mini (item 17) http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewP ... D=3386#top if you are looking for something to weld in ?

Thanks for the advice guys. My battery doesn't leak by the way. I just thought it would look really cool, to have a smart looking box to completely contain the battery, so that you only see the pos and neg leads coming out.
Not looking to weld anything in.
Stainless would look really good if it was well made.