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Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:40:31 -0400 (EDT)
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From:         "Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards" <snuggles@nando.net>
Subject:      Re: battery tray comparisons..opinions?

On Wed, 26 Jun 1996, Ken Bowen wrote:

> I bought a 70 amp battery and placed it in a plywood tray-the plywood was > scrap from a dumpster. Just leave a lip on one side for the stock 'clamp' > to grab onto. I think I cut dados with a circular saw, just make a mark and > eyeball them, and pin nail and glue it together. I slopped deck paint all > over mine, but you could use varnish or poly or whatever. > > 45 $$ is outrageous. You can get a servicable plastic battery tray at Grand > Auto for ten bucks. It's not a highly engineered piece. Who cares if it > comes from Denmark? A plastic battery bucket could come from Somalia for > all I care.

these are metal...i dunno if i want to keep a piece of wood in the engine compartment on a permanent basis...danish vs. brazilian is much better...and in my case it's gonna have to be welded in cuz most of the old battery try and metal is gone.

jonathan


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