Hello Mike,

The orignal battery had the standard type of clamp comprising two steel threaded rods and a steel connecting angle bar. I extended the original fastners by making two threaded adapters from some 10mm round stock steel. These screwed down on the original rods, then I added from the top additional studding. This very effectively raised the whole clamp. I added some extra rubber to protect the battery terminal near the clamp using some some surplus heater hose slit along it's length. Although the bottom ends of the rods are hooked into the fibre glass body i wanted to ensure they were fully isolated. I don't want the situation of sparks if i'm working underneath and touch the clamp with a spanner etc. A large area wodden spacer was dropped down between the battery and the NS NG body panel. The battery is a heafty range rover unit and sits completely over the well. It's not a long term solution but has been fine for the last two years!
I'll send you a few pictures when i can find them.
For you case and MOT - as long as the battery is secure and not going to move or tip over during hard cornering or over excessivly bumpy roads (The uk norm now?) it sounds fine - but i really can't say more unless i can be there and try to dislodge it to gauge how firm it is. Is the MOT inspector going to go into that level detail?
When is the MOT due? Cheers and hope you get a pass, dave

Hi

Re: filter - I put mine on the near side inside edge of the chassis rail - pipes run under but close to the sump.

Re: battery - batteries for cranking v8's don't fit the hole in the boot - I did use a high power smaller size one to fit in but it gave up after a while. Mine is purched over the battery hole on a bit of ply with edging round so it can't move.

BTW - battery in the footwell is probably not a good idea from the gas ventilation point of view - hope you don't smoke !!!

Keith

Dave

Many thanks for the information. I have the original MGB GT 1800cc engine and don't require as much power to start the engine as your V8. I was going to get a smaller battery that fitted the Well. I went into Halfords last week and could not decide which battery to buy. I bought the current battery from MGBHive last year so it's the correct one, for a GT, but does not fit all the way into the Well. Goes in approx. 15% before becoming jammed tight.

The MOT is due this week but I have a fortnight off next week to test and resolve any problems found.

Regards
Mike

Hi Mike.

MOT testers don't, to my knowledge, lift the bonnet! Your bungeed battery should pass ok, although it probably isn't ideal.

My Marlin (sorry for cussing) went through its MOT a few months ago with the battery held in place - tightly - with a bungee. I don't believe this was checked; certainly no comment was made.

(Yes, I do also have an NG, hence a member of this club! One of them will have to go next year... I wonder which one )