dual battery system ??????

[cucinadio]

hi guys,

does anyone have a duel battery system in there d1 im interested to see where u have place the second battery post a pic !!, describe it!!, interested !!!!

cheers

[p38arover]

The second battery in my D1 (OK, now it's my daughter's) is in the LHS battery position, just in front of the air cleaner - same as my old '86 RR classic.

[cucinadio]

The second battery in my D1 (OK, now it's my daughter's) is in the LHS battery position, just in front of the air cleaner - same as my old '86 RR classic.

yhey but that is where the jack is ??? where did she put after u moved it ?

cheeers

[mcrover]

Jack is moved between the windscreen washer bottle and the airbox.

Mines the same, the only other thing that needs doing is to move the power steering fliud reserviour.

[cucinadio]

Jack is moved between the windscreen washer bottle and the airbox.

Mines the same, the only other thing that needs doing is to move the power steering fliud reserviour.


:confused::confused: but isnt that where the abs is ???
any pics guys or do we have differant D1's

cheers

[mcrover]

I dont have ABS so thats where mine is.

I will take a photo later and post it if no one else does.

[p38arover]

No ABS on my daughter's

[cucinadio]

I dont have ABS so thats where mine is.

I will take a photo later and post it if no one else does.


No ABS on my daughter's

ahh i thought i was going crazy then im glad i wasnt ;)
cheers mcrover that would be good i did think it would go there but with the abs in the way ?????;)
dont know

cheers

[feral]

From memory from my D1, the jack went with the bracket to a position near the brake booster on the drivers side inner guard. It looked original postion for a while until I saw the power steering reserviour extended by a flat steel bar and the ignition coil shifted slightly. The airbox did not have it's trumpet cone on and there was a perfect logical place for a battery between the radiator support panel and the airbox.

I assumed that the previous owner had a dual battery setup as all the right gear had been moved but not replaced to its original position. The actual dual battery wiring and whatever switch gear they used was non existent. There was no trace of it.

Anyway, to install it all into a D1 is dead set easy compared to a D2.

Cheers.

[cucinadio]

From memory from my D1, the jack went with the bracket to a position near the brake booster on the drivers side inner guard. It looked original postion for a while until I saw the power steering reserviour extended by a flat steel bar and the ignition coil shifted slightly. The airbox did not have it's trumpet cone on and there was a perfect logical place for a battery between the radiator support panel and the airbox.

I assumed that the previous owner had a dual battery setup as all the right gear had been moved but not replaced to its original position. The actual dual battery wiring and whatever switch gear they used was non existent. The was no trace of it.

Anyway, to install it all into a D1 is dead set easy compared to a D2.

Cheers.

yhea i was wondering where to put the jack from the position it is do iu remember what the position looked like on and where the mount was

cheers

[feral]

I was willing to wait until I went back to work on the 2nd as one of my workmates purchased the D1 and still has it. I do not know when he will be returning.

But the 'flashbacks' are beginning to occur and so far the bottle jack stood upright with the same rubber strap that the D2 has, which held it all together. The bracket which is L shaped was bolted to the side of the inner guard.

Further flashbacks are a certainty and most likely will occur in the wee hours of the morning :eek:

I will let you know :D:D

[cucinadio]

so does anyone else have any pic's on the subject???

cheers

[TheLowRanger]

When I do mine the jack will have to have a new home in the back of the car with the rest of the tools, as the drivers side position is now full of gas converter and wiring, and the ABS spot will be filled with a hard wired air compressor.

[cucinadio]

When I do mine the jack will have to have a new home in the back of the car with the rest of the tools, as the drivers side position is now full of gas converter and wiring,
and the ABS spot will be filled with a hard wired air compressor.


mmm thats a story for another day i have an arb one that i want hard wire in but im waiting untill i get the battery thing sauted ;) where i dont know but im thinking even behind the space on the wheel carrier if that makes sence but im not sure how it will go in the open air and rain!!!;)

cheers

[Chucaro]

Have a look at this AULRO link to see if the info is of any help to you
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/39053-dual-battery-system-98-discovery-2.html

[scharkie]

Yes I do have a two battery setup. The second battery sits in front the air intake.

[bbarkz]

Hi All, I have a triple battery set up in my 96D1 (ABS).The first aux is LHS front as per everone else,the second aux is set up as a removable power source so we can take the fridge out of the car.Because I also have LPG, I had to fit a cylinder type air cleaner,relocate the coil to under the air cleaner and move the power steering over.I will try to post some pics,hope this helps...

[bbarkz]

Sorry guys,wrong side of the car!! D'OH

[98 LS]

Niec pic, my D! is LPG also, but retains the original air box. Any ideas what I should replace the airbox with? Thanks.

[Tank]

hi guys,

does anyone have a duel battery system in there d1 im interested to see where u have place the second battery post a pic !!, describe it!!, interested !!!!

cheers
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/06/862.jpg
There you go, regards Frank.

[DiscoMick]

Mine is similar to that with the battery in front of the air cleaner, but the power steering was moved by the previous owner to be close to the radiator, held by a new bracket, not where it is in the pic above near the engine.
The dual battery isolator is screwed to the front inside panel next to the radiator. The cable to connect it to the 1st battery runs across the top of the radiator. The jack is in the boot.
The result is quite a tight space for the 2nd battery, but I was able to get a 100amp battery in there with a bit of fiddling. I had to cut down a plastic battery tray to make it fit.
So it is doable, with some fiddling.

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mmm thats a story for another day i have an arb one that i want hard wire in but im waiting untill i get the battery thing sauted ;) where i dont know but im thinking even behind the space on the wheel carrier if that makes sence but im not sure how it will go in the open air and rain!!!;)

cheers
my hard wired arb compressor sits on the inner drivers side fender engine bay, search my posts there should be a pic somewhere