pawn said:
I'm trying to think of something to use for my battery box since the stock one is gone and I'm mounting the battery near the swingarm mounts pretty much how and "chopper" would. Got any good suggestions...photos...etc? Everything to purchase is ridiculous when it comes to price. I need something simple and cheap and that I don't have to weld since I don't have a welder.
depending on your bike. I'll try and explain this to you because I have done it a number of times and seen variations on it.
It can all be done with some steel, and angle grinder, bench grinder (if you have one) and a drill
I'll try end explain this as best as possible.
Essentially you want to make a tray that will bolt just above your swing arm buy using some of the frame mounting bolts and tabs/holes. this will be up to you and where you think it will fit
Like i said this all depends on your bike and frame.
The best way to do this is buy a smaller gel sealed battery of the same amperage and voltage. This should end up being about half the size of your stock battery as well as half the weight.
Make a cardboard template that you will use to cut the shape out of the steel afterwards. Make the tray 1.5" wider on each side of you battery. You can run the mounting tabs tabs from whatever side of the tray you need to.
You'll need at least 2 tabs. You can bend the tabs in a vice with hammer and some heat.
The 1.5" space is used for securing the battery to the tray with threaded ready rod. Essentially you buy ready rod, drill the tray on either side of the battery drop the rod thru. Bolt a nut on, bolt another nut against the first to lock it place. Use red lock tight to keep them from ever backing off. So now you have a tray with 2 bolts sticking up.
Drop the battery between the 2 rods, if you measure, cut and thread before hand then all thats left is to make a clamp that will sit on top of the battery with a hole on either end that you slide on to the rod.
Drop your bolts on and now you have a tray with your battery on it.
Next bolt in onto your frame and run your leads and that will hold your battery free and clear with no welding or trying to find some way of making some box work for you.
All in all should only cost about $20 bux in materials minus the new battery and only take half a day or so depending on how fast you are with fab work.....
