Original mini had the battery in the boot too. And the fuel tank. I was considering putting mine in the back left corner when I get that far with it...

Exactly.

Arfon,44 years motor trade what do I know :rolleyes:

I just have one last question for Phil, with all of the advice you give out to everyone, all of your greater than thou opinions that you have, how many roadsters have you built from start to finish, you know completed on your own and through Iva

Arfon

As long as it's in a separate box and that box is vented away from the fuel tank.

Battery is secured correctly and the cables are run in a sensible route (plus big enough)

There shouldn't be an issue.

I put a gel battery in the passenger foot well bit easier for cable running.

Hell fire Ben, I thought I got up early in the morning :)

yeah even beats me up at around 5 each morning at least I now know there are stranger folks than me lol

The answer .None:

It would take two things to cause a problem with battery and fuel in the rear of the car, accumulation of fumes from fuel tank and a dickhead that would leave something loose/near some thing to spark to ignite said vapour.
Iva fail I believe to seal rear compartment if it contains fuel tank.

I was up at 3.45 ... I got to work at 5 ;-)

Why would Ben beat Gary up at 5 in the morning ?:confused: :p

I was up at 3AM, start work at 8:45...


Perils of being on call and automated allerting of system failuers that are not realy a failure... Back to bed at 3:30, back to sleep at 5:30, up at 6:50... :rolleyes:

BAck on topic though.

Can you not bolt through the trans tunnel.

TT