| Battery Tray Replacement |
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| After seeing the amount of oil, dirt, and grime that was left under and around
the battery tray after 30 years, I decided that a new black powder coated battery tray was the way to go to
make the engine compartment look a lot better.
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| I started looking around the Internet and I found a tray that suited my needs on
eBay. I ordered it up and it
arrived a few days later.
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| The two trays were compared and the holes lined up, so it was time to install it.
When I had ordered up the Body Bolt Kit
it came with a replacement set of hardware for the battery tray, so I used that.
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| The bolts were tightened down and the cross brace under support was added for
strength. I then installed the battery with the hold down and the installation was complete.
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| Lessons Learned the Hard Way |
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| So, my lessons learned here would have to be that I wish I had sandblasted and
painted the battery tray before I decided to sell it. It would have brought more money then the 5 bucks I got
for it. At least I should have cleaned it off, it was nasty...
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| Conclusions |
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| This is a fairly easy upgrade that will give you a nice clean look for the battery
and it really helps to clean up the engine bay. The old one was sold on
eBay and I got a few bucks to offset
the cost of the replacement.
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