Yeah....I spent awhile staring at the spare wheel well. Unused space. I have a full size spare; 225/60 15 Torque Thrust D. I don't like the idea of limping home from parts unknown on a space saver, etc. Just swap out the bad tire and move on down the road. Leaning toward an Optima to avoid leakage/gas-off problems mounted in the spare well in some way with a cover of sorts and lay the spare flat on the floor. If the battery goes south, again in parts unknown, don't want to be stuck looking for an odd shaped Odyssey at the local parts store. The well in my Bird has a hole in the bottom that kind of vents that area anyway. Need to fit/fab a shelf of in the well to accept a hold down, etc. Finding a conventional battery to fit if the Optima gives up should be relatively simple for quick on-the-road fix. A cutoff switch is a secondary priority. Not really intending on drag racing much if at all at least until the Fordomatic is changed. Maybe a few runs if I make the Boronda thing in San Diego. My engine is moving up the HP/Torque charts and the old Fordo is going to be under unfair strain at times.

57 Black Tbird 312/auto