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| | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 | I just installed one of these on a 65 GTO with a OPTIMA .Looks very good and fit great.Checking with the company for 6 volt cover. http://www.tartopper.com/ | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | webstershotrods, When you check for price/availability, would you please find out the top dimensions? If the battery terminals come through the holes shown on the top of the 6v topper, that top might not fit on a 6v Optima placed diagonally in an Advance-Design battery tray. http://quailservices.com/index.html The price directly from Tar Topper looks a lot better.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | New Castle Battery which is now Axion Battery Co. is a long time manufacturer of antique battery styles with modern power. Here's their web,Turbostart. http://www.turbostart.com/
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | The Optima battery will not fit in an Advance-Design battery tray... I measured it for the 54... Turbostart has three 6 volt batteries all for Fords, Ford 2HF, Ford 2LF. Ford Model A ...
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I have used Optima 6v battery in my 1954 Chevrolet trucks' battery trays, using the original battery hold down. As I posted above, the 6v Optima has to be placed on the diagonal on the original tray.
I also am able to use the 6v Optima in the stock battery tray on my 54/55 6v (positive ground) New Design GMC COE's battery tray.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 474 | I talked with the TARTOPPER company salesperson today.They will not make a 6 volt cover any time soon.There reason was tooling is to expensive and economy also is to bad .
I may try to make my own later will post pictures when I get the time to fabricate one.
Last edited by webstershotrods; 12/31/2010 12:41 AM.
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