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[goxu1]

Just wondering if anyone is making or has parts for a Lucas battery top?
Paul

[hanra]

Yeah would be get the correct style for LH actually whilst on this subject! 

[Shiney005]

This is the unicorn you are looking for. The bottom pic is a brand new LC. The battery is the same as the top one, but looks a bit narrower.  The batteries that you bought from the dealer I think were the black ones with the GM logo on them.

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[madtoranajzedded]

What would this one b to laurie
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[S pack]

The old tar top battery. My father had those in the 50-2106, FC and EH.

[Shiney005]

That one was in the 1958 "Accelerator" magazine.

 

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In '72, the dealers had the black battery, but with a GMH sticker rather than the GM sticker we see on ebay nowadays.

 

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[Shiney005]

Not quite what we are looking for, but getting close. These guys are making stickers and glue on tops to make batteries look old. The fire extinguisher sticker is pretty cool too.  There was another thread in here on batteries that this should be linked to, but I can't find it.

Look up Weskar on Belgium Ebay.   https://www.ebay.com...n=weskcar&rt=nc

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Edited by Shiney005, 15 September 2020 - 12:47 PM.

[V-SLR5000-P]

The Lucas tops are being 3D printed in Melbourne. Someone from the Victorian Monaro Club may be able to point you in the right direction.

[hanra]

Wow. That sounds interesting. Id love to get a hold of one so that I dont cop anymore flak.... 

[Shiney005]

Shall I leave it in your capable hands then Brad?

[hanra]

Well Im not Victorian and I dont own a Monaro. So Im not sure how they would accept an enquiry from a hillbilly in the Farrrrrrr North... Ill have a poke around. 

Edited by hanra, 15 September 2020 - 03:52 PM.

[V-SLR5000-P]

Don't sweat it, I will ask someone Brad.

[arrimar]

The guys from Stickthisdecals told me they would have a battery topper for Holden / Torana very soon.

They make a very good battery sticker for HX / LX that I haven't seen anyone else do yet.

https://stickthisdec...featured&page=3


BTW the Weskar toppers from Belgium are too big for us.

Edited by arrimar, 15 September 2020 - 06:22 PM.

[hanra]

Don't sweat it, I will ask someone Brad.

Cheers mate. I shot an email off to the generic website contact this arvy.

[sibhs]

I'm planning on making the top bits, might be this year or the next?

[Shiney005]

For the bigger LH /LX batteries as well as LC / LJ Marty?

[sibhs]

I'm only making the cell caps (2 per battery) I presume they're all the same size??????

[Kevrev]

I can measure the larger battery caps for you Martin, I took the photo of the Lucas battery that Laurie put up in post 3 of this thread.

It's in a mate of mines garage, I've been trying to buy it off him for years but he won't sell!

 

I'm assuming you have the dimensions off the smaller XU-1 battery caps?

[Shiney005]

I'd reckon the caps are the same size.

[hanra]

Did anything ever come of any of this? I never heard anything back from my email I sent to the Monaro club. My 9 year old Delkor battery just died, so I’m up for a replacement.

Edited by hanra, 31 March 2021 - 11:55 PM.

[Kevrev]

I just grabbed these photos a couple of weeks ago, hadn't gotten around to uploading them

Hope this helps. If you need Hi res photos PM me

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[sibhs]

I've made a mould and poured a few caps. Just no pics of them.

 

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Also remade my top to suit new battery size.

 

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Marty

[308 Sunbird]

I have sent you a PM Kev.

[claysummers]

Marty, your ingenuity continues to impress.


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[Ando]

I'm keen for one or two tops..