07-03-2022, 03:33 PM
John C, I do have the radiator and the engine flitch plates, the bracket for the spare wheel and the key for the spare wheel cover, but not the battery bracket!
Looking at the picture of the battery bracket you provided prompted me to go check my battery box on Ruby.
I can find no evidence of any holes in the offside face of the battery box, in addition, there are no holes on the front face of the battery box in areas that would allow such a bracket to be fitted. There are a couple of holes, vertically one above the other fairly central on the front panel, these holes are not currently used, but are not be in locations that would accommodate such a bracket.
In addition the front offside corner of the battery box, where the battery would be pulled up tight against as John describes, is currently occupied by the speedometer cable, please see attached photo which shows the speedometer cable. There is a round piece of hose which is there to separate the battery from the cable! I am not sure if there is a different routing of this cable??
I cannot claim any of this arrangement to be original as it left the factory, but it is "original" as when purchased, with no bracket and speed cable in this same location.
I am not against having a bracket to secure the battery and take onboard the comment regarding safety, but would be interested to see what set up other Rubie have.
Looking at the picture of the battery bracket you provided prompted me to go check my battery box on Ruby.
I can find no evidence of any holes in the offside face of the battery box, in addition, there are no holes on the front face of the battery box in areas that would allow such a bracket to be fitted. There are a couple of holes, vertically one above the other fairly central on the front panel, these holes are not currently used, but are not be in locations that would accommodate such a bracket.
In addition the front offside corner of the battery box, where the battery would be pulled up tight against as John describes, is currently occupied by the speedometer cable, please see attached photo which shows the speedometer cable. There is a round piece of hose which is there to separate the battery from the cable! I am not sure if there is a different routing of this cable??
I cannot claim any of this arrangement to be original as it left the factory, but it is "original" as when purchased, with no bracket and speed cable in this same location.
I am not against having a bracket to secure the battery and take onboard the comment regarding safety, but would be interested to see what set up other Rubie have.