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BATTERY STRAP INSTALLATION:
Anyone who has ever had to try and install the
DeLorean battery strap when it was all taken apart, or put
together incorrectly will agree with me when I say this is one
of the most confusing and ill-conceived parts of the car. I
think I spent less time installing my new water pump than I did
this strap! The hardest part is figuring out how to loop the
strap through the clamp, it is pretty much impossible to
describe in words, so I've included some pictures of how to do
it properly. Keep in mind I have never seen a DeLorean with a
"properly" installed strap, so I could be completely wrong, but
it works for me.
Once you have looped your strap through the
clamp as the picture shows, slip the hook on the other strap
through the top hole on the clamp as per the picture. Now remove
all of the slack from the lower strap by pulling on the loose
end. Once it is fairly tight, but still with some slack, push
the clamp handle down until it stays down on its own. You're
done!
One of the caveats I've found is the size of
your particular battery. The upper strap doesn't allow for much
tolerance since it's not adjustable, so if you have a really odd
sized/shaped battery you could run into problems. The problem
being the bottom of the clamp will hit the floor of the car and
not allow you to close it all the way. You might have to get
creative here to get it right. I still had the plastic handle on
my battery, so I ran the strap over that which took out just
enough slack to allow the clamp to fully close. The battery is
now held to the body very well and is impossible to jiggle
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