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Old 07-16-2013, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Held for Ransom View Post
Battery on the pass. side? Hmmm...
Actually, all the first gen cars had their battery on the passenger side. The reasoning was that it balanced out the car more by having a 40-50 lb battery on the passenger side, verses having the steering box, starter, battery, and driver, all on one side.

The downside is the super long positive battery cable.

Cool paint job on this one. Just needs the scoops painted to match the white paint. Not exactly a Royal Bobcat scheme, the area that kicks out in front of the scoops is a much too severe, but it's fairly close.

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