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Old Sep 14, 2021 | 07:58 AM
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Re: Freedom Battery Topper

I have 1 set of the orig proto type caps we had CNC’d. We made a dozen, a guy just went with a topper, $25 fir the pair. These could make up a smaller battery, shipped fir $25 in the CONUS



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Old Nov 26, 2021 | 12:46 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2021 | 10:53 AM
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Hey BURD, some batteries are being produced with the Green Eye again. But the location of the current eye is not the same as it was in the past.

If Johnson Controls, which accounts for about 2/3 of battery production in the US, was to relocate the eye back to Delco's classic location, could the "eye" in your topper be punched to reveal the real eye of a new battery?
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Old Dec 19, 2021 | 02:58 PM
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It would be a little lower. We have to put the 2 pc eye in ourselves. It is possible.
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Old Jan 29, 2022 | 02:07 PM
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Winter Blues Sale, your pick of one of the toppers avail, $65 plus a free Freedom. Brochure for you glove box paperwork. Don’t wait, it’s just for a short time.
( plus $15 priority, ins’d ship, CONUS only)
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Old Feb 11, 2022 | 03:32 PM
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A bud saw this Freedom Radio at a flea mkt. had to have. It’s AM only.


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Old Feb 14, 2022 | 06:51 AM
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That radio is funny. Who'd think that something like that would have a market? Was there a Delco Freedom fan club?

Of maybe was this a promotional item sent by Delco to garages?

I'm old enough to have owned AM-only radios. My clock radio that woke me in the mornings during grade school and high school was a Philco-Ford AM-only radio.
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I've got a different version that is AM/FM


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Old Feb 18, 2022 | 03:16 PM
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That’s cool, never seen that one before. What year did that battery go for? Theres a few diff kinds of coolers too.( not mine)


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Old Feb 26, 2022 | 05:32 PM
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Re: Freedom Battery Topper

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That’s cool, never seen that one before. What year did that battery go for? Theres a few diff kinds of coolers too.( not mine)
Hi BURD, sorry I missed your question, and honestly I don't know what year it's for. I picked it up in a bulk lot purchase of antique vacuum tube radios and kept it because it's a GM battery and it actually works about as well as any other tiny transistor radio does
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Old Mar 19, 2022 | 10:44 AM
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Picked this up from EBay. It needs a warning decal, I’ll put one on. Lol


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Old Mar 22, 2022 | 10:23 AM
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All toppers $75 plus $15 priority ship, CONUS ONLY, other places may be higher.

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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 09:51 AM
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Old Jul 7, 2022 | 08:54 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2022 | 08:24 AM
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Still waiting on a topper for the 92 Z28’s
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Old Jul 8, 2022 | 09:50 AM
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I believe you can get decals for that and make one.
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Old Jul 10, 2022 | 10:15 AM
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Burd, have you seen this decal for sale?


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Old Jul 10, 2022 | 10:48 AM
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Yes. It comes with an eye decal. They are on EBay.
now I only see these 2, reach out to the maker, he could change the numbers easily if he does them
how are you sure yours is that number? I get so much bad info on the battery applications you wouldn’t belive it. People go by what a guy told someone is correct. Lol


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Old Jul 10, 2022 | 10:53 AM
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Look at your pic, there’s a decal on the decal. Something looks fishy.


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Old Jul 10, 2022 | 12:47 PM
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That photo is from my 125 mile 1992 Z28. It’s just as it came from the factory……including the signatures on it.

Read what the decal says “remove and attach to warranty claim”.
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Old Jul 15, 2022 | 05:15 PM
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You can buy the set on eBay, and make a small overlay decal. I’ve never seen it, or has anyone asked for it.
why don’t you do this decal set for the community. I don’t get any requests for later decals. You be the go to guy on these.

so what’s the story of this special decal and application. And what’s the Sig about?

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Old Jul 15, 2022 | 06:38 PM
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You can buy the set on eBay, and make a small overlay decal. I’ve never seen it, or has anyone asked for it.
why don’t you do this decal set for the community. I don’t get any requests for later decals. You be the go to guy on these.

so what’s the story of this special decal and application. And what’s the Sig about?
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Old Jul 15, 2022 | 07:58 PM
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Ahh. Very cool
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Old Aug 25, 2022 | 08:16 PM
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i will be in Dayton this weekend at the Firebird Natz, Stop by the Booth in the swap meet area, I will have all 5 battery toppers, save on shipping. Plus I will have all my 3rd Gen literature for sale.
look for the table with the Freedom battery display!

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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 10:10 AM
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I saw you at the show and I wish I would have picked one up. It completely escaped me, I was hot and just wandering around...
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 01:05 PM
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Leme know what you want, I’ll get one out. It’s $15 More on ship That’s all.

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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 01:07 PM
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will you be going back next year?
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Old Aug 30, 2022 | 08:07 AM
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A year is a long way away. Lol. I said last year I was done.
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Old Sep 1, 2022 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Freedom Battery Topper

I got a message from a member here asking if Toppers were Available, yes, there are 6 available, 3 Blue, 3 Black. Your choice, $75 plus $15 priority ship (CONUS) ( please use F/F PayPal so no further fees will be taken out)

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Old Sep 2, 2022 | 11:38 AM
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will you be going back next year?

Dang, I could shook your hand, never met any moderators from this nice site.
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Old Sep 2, 2022 | 01:53 PM
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Dang, I could shook your hand, never met any moderators from this nice site.
Moderator is another name for "cat herder", nothing more.

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Old Sep 3, 2022 | 11:30 AM
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Sounds like your north of me a little, if your ever south, Leme know. I can meet you with a topper
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Old Sep 4, 2022 | 08:52 PM
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Re: Freedom Battery Topper

Originally Posted by LeonardS
Burd, have you seen this decal for sale?
A few years ago I was working on the art for a late 601 Delco. Basically creating the label from scratch in Photoshop, going from bad photo references and stock photos, etc. I got it pretty close to how I thought it should look, obviously it is missing a few details since I didn't have a good picture of an actual early 90's 601 to work from. But then in the usual way of things, all the working Photoshop files got damaged in a hard drive crash. All that's left now are low quality JPGs I shared with a couple friends.

Example of one of my drafts, that only exists as a bad JPG now, next to your battery.
Freedom Battery Topper-qzstwtp.jpg

If you could take a photo of your battery directly from the top down to limit distortion, or better yet, get it on a scanner without dumping acid everywhere, it'd be easy to touch up a high quality photo or scan and turn it into a repro label. In fact, if you posted a good square image here, you'd probably find decals based on your image on Ebay a few weeks later. FWIW.
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Old Sep 5, 2022 | 10:16 AM
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The guy we use chargers $150 to digitize / artwork. It’s not cheap to do one, then print ias many fit on a sheet, then cut them. It all costs money
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The guy we use chargers $150 to digitize / artwork. It’s not cheap to do one, then print ias many fit on a sheet, then cut them. It all costs money
No worries, I no longer want one. A new AC Delco battery is fine for my use.
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New to the line up, the 401 battery topper
Here’s the proof. It goes with the blue topper.
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Old Dec 5, 2022 | 08:25 AM
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Someone sent me this pic, trying to find info on what vehicles used the top posts


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Hello, do you have any black and white toppers available for sale ?

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Old Dec 26, 2022 | 11:37 AM
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All 6 toppers are in stock, $75 plus $15 priority ship ( CONUS)



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Re: Freedom Battery Topper

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All 6 toppers are in stock, $75 plus $15 priority ship ( CONUS)
I'd like whichever one would of been in a 1987 Iroc, please. Are you the same seller as ebay?




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Old Jan 2, 2023 | 10:31 AM
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I'd like whichever one would of been in a 1987 Iroc, please. Are you the same seller as ebay?




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yes. Your call on what was in your IROC
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Anyone know where I can purchase a sticker set for the Delco Freedom 601 Battery?
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Old May 5, 2023 | 08:35 AM
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Send me a orig decal, +150$ to digitize it to print, then there’s the cost to print a sheet. I can’t make just 1

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Old Jul 28, 2023 | 08:59 AM
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We will have all 6 toppers at the Dayton Firebird show at the end of August, there will be a show special price for members of this forum, stop by the booth.
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are these available? I am interested in one.

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are these available? I am interested in one.
see post 190...
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