Use of Battery Tender

[Tom R.]

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I have bought 2 of these batteries from Tom at Restoration Battery. One is in my 66 Chevy II.

Hey Dave:

Tell me about your Chevy II. I bought a new 67 SS, drag raced it but wish I had it today...Marina Blue. I bought it because I couldn't afford a 67 Corvette Coup. No I have the Corvette...but no duce!

[Stuart F.]

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Tom;

When did they change the model designation to "Nova"? (I was out of the country from 66 thru 71 so these things don't come up to readily in my memory.).

Stu Fox

[Bob D.]

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Patrick I opened the restoration battery case by gently prying around the lip at the top of the battery case. There is an indentation there where the top and bottom are fitted and glued together. You have to be careful not to crack the case. Once I got it open the internal battery is held in place by some type of glue that appears to have been poured in around the base. A chisel and hammer cracked the glue apart and I was able to remove the internal battery. Bob

[David K.]

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Hey Dave:

Tell me about your Chevy II. I bought a new 67 SS, drag raced it but wish I had it today...Marina Blue. I bought it because I couldn't afford a 67 Corvette Coup. No I have the Corvette...but no duce!

Tom,
My ChevyII is a Super Sport with the 327-350HP L-79. I have owned the car a little over 30 years. Has the original born with drivetrain with M21 4 speed 3:73 posi Etc. Is red with black guts. Bought it in 1984 and had it restored in 87-88. For the last 25 years it has been nothing more than a show car. Late this summer I finally took it out to few local cruiseins and had a ball. Since I am not going to live forever I figured I might as well drive it a little, plus it made my 17 year old grandsons day. LOL. He's a car nut and loves these old cars, especially the Corvettes. One of these days he will inherit the herd so therefore he has a vested interest.
Dave

[Michael J.]

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Tom,
My ChevyII is a Super Sport with the 327-350HP L-79. I have owned the car a little over 30 years. Has the original born with drivetrain with M21 4 speed 3:73 posi Etc. Is red with black guts.
Dave

[David K.]

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Michael,
Sorry to hear that. Those little suckers will run,LOL. That little ChevyII had a decided weight advantage of probably 1000 lbs or more. My car weighs right at 2950 lbs. Coincidentally I have been looking for a 63-64 Plymouth or Dodge 426 Max Wedge for the last year or so and just cannot find one that is the real deal. Lotta clones out there though. Found one in Hemmings 6 months or so ago that was a known car but i waited to long to contact the guy and I missed it. BTW, enjoy reading your posts here on the TDB.
Dave

[David K.]

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Tom;

When did they change the model designation to "Nova"? (I was out of the country from 66 thru 71 so these things don't come up to readily in my memory.).

Stu Fox

Stu,
I think GM brought the Nova name out in 66 or maybe 65. Strangely enough my 66 SS, even though it was called a ChevyII Nova in the sales literature, does not have the word Nova anywhere on the car. It has Super Sport script on the rear quarters, a ChevyII badge on the grill, and ChevyII on the deck lid chrome moulding. On the other hand I also have a 68 original/unrestored Nova SS that has Nova script on the quarters and also ChevyII badges on the front of hood and on the deck lid. Maybe GM was struggleing as to what to call this car back in the day.
Dave

[Michael J.]

[Jim D.]

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Stu,
I think GM brought the Nova name out in 66 or maybe 65.

Nova was a trim series on the Chevy II and was used from 62 to 67. In 68 or 69, they dropped the Chevy II and they were all called Nova's.

[David K.]

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Nova was a trim series on the Chevy II and was used from 62 to 67. In 68 or 69, they dropped the Chevy II and they were all called Nova's.

Thanks Jim,
Having owned one of these cars for so long I should have known that.

Dave

[John F.]

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I have had a Restoration battery for three years with the knife cut-off. I cut off the battery after every drive. If it sits for awhile I need to crank about 3-4 quick times and it starts. A BatteryMinder Plus came with the battery from them. I have never used it.

[Harry S.]

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About 10 years ago I purchased a new delco sealed battery for my 63. I disconnect it after each use and it still cranks like new. It sits for 5 month over the winter in my garage where it gets from 20 to 30 degrees.

I use the battery minder on my C6, else the computer looses its memory.

[Rick A.]

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Personally, have NEVER used any kind of tender on any vehicle I have owned. In fact, hadn't driven the 1963 since August, but she fired right up after three cranks on Sunday with the 4-year old restoration battery. Had real nice drive to Oxford, PA for brunch and then back home - roughly 150 mile round trip

[Michael J.]

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Personally, have NEVER used any kind of tender on any vehicle I have owned. In fact, hadn't driven the 1963 since August, but she fired right up after three cranks on Sunday with the 4-year old restoration battery. Had real nice drive to Oxford, PA for brunch and then back home - roughly 150 mile round trip

I wish I had that kind of confidence in those restoration batteries.