Fat-fendered Ford battery tray
(New page: '''Preamble''' In most of the older pre-50's cars and trucks, the battery was located under the floor boards or mounted in a tight location in the engine compartment. The battery used the...) |
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I have made these trays out of 1/8 steel plate backed with 1/4 angle iron and flat stock, as well as stainless steel and aluminum. What you use will depend on what you have around and the equipment that you have to bend it and fasten it together. The box that you see here was made using a six inch vise and angle iron to make the bends that you see here. Stainless steel makes a nice bright maintainance free battery tray. Aluminum is easy to bend and drill, but requires TIG to weld on. Combinations of any of these metals can readily be used and will make a nice strong tray. | I have made these trays out of 1/8 steel plate backed with 1/4 angle iron and flat stock, as well as stainless steel and aluminum. What you use will depend on what you have around and the equipment that you have to bend it and fasten it together. The box that you see here was made using a six inch vise and angle iron to make the bends that you see here. Stainless steel makes a nice bright maintainance free battery tray. Aluminum is easy to bend and drill, but requires TIG to weld on. Combinations of any of these metals can readily be used and will make a nice strong tray. | ||
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| + | '''Pictorial Build and Installation in '40 Ford Pickup''' | ||
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| + | [[Image:Back.JPG ]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:Batt_in.JPG ]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:All_in.JPG]] | ||
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