Battery trays rust. Like death and taxes, this is an inevitability in Spridget world. It’s a popular moisture gathering point and 60-plus years of battery acid exposure, (which is corrosive to metal),makes matters worse.
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This one above (on a client car here for restoration) was exceptionally bad, so much so that a battery could no longer safely be installed in this car. As such, we cut it all away and welded in a whole new tray, which is a job most easily done with the engine out of the car.
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You will find below a series of photographs to show you how we did it; view them by clicking “read more”. If you need a new tray, we would be happy to send you one… or if you prefer, we will pick up your car and bring it here and weld in a new one for you! You can buy one from our parts catalog by clicking here.
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