optimas in later type 44's- plenty of clearance?!

[Brett Dikeman]

So I was studying the underside of the back seat from the 200q20v. 
If you look at it- the frame goes into the seat several inches from 
the rim.  An optima comes up only slightly above the edge of the body 
where the frame rests.

It would seem damn near impossible for the frame to touch either 
terminal, even with a fat bastard sitting there; that part of the 
seat isn't designed to bend.

  I still want to cover the + terminal, but I'm wondering what people 
have done, aside from mounting it on its side(which doesn't appear to 
be an option at the moment due to cable length.)  I'm leaning towards 
a hacked-up tupperware cap w/tie-wrap to keep in place, using 
something like a grease pencil to make sure there's no contact...

I can't remember exactly, but it seems to me like the 200q20v seat 
has a much sturdier frame from the pre-89 models.  Yes/no?

Brett
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