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Originally Posted by Galane
I don't see a need to relocate the battery and make the rear seat useless. Build a stainless steel "rain hat" for it and ensure the original Firebird water handling system is leak free. If need be, out the old and rebuild it with stainless steel.
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The battery couldn't stay where it was. The backrest of the rear seat in the Firebird's body is a main structural element that needs to stay where it is. The existing battery location in a Prius v is at that same location (and still protruding into the lower portion of the rear seat while at the same time preventing the top from lowering completely.)
The choices were to move it to the trunk, which would require extensions to the existing cables, or move it under the rear seat cushion. Either way it requires a rain cap, since GM convertibles in the rain are prone to many internal leaks. (Some by design!) I have plans to install a Coverdent Plug-out system and possibly a Plug-in conversion system in the little Firebird trunk. To me, the choice to move the traction battery under the rear seat is the best solution.
Bill the Engineer