How did you go about it?
rust in battery tray
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, Jul 16 2006 08:31 AM
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Posted 16 July 2006 - 08:31 AM
has anyone reparied one of these?
How did you go about it?
How did you go about it?
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Posted 16 July 2006 - 12:15 PM
yeah i did mine.. no pics unfortunately 
i found it easier to drill out the spotwelds and make up another piece to fit in although as my battery is in the boot i didn't put the ridges and mounts for the cradle..
i found it easier to drill out the spotwelds and make up another piece to fit in although as my battery is in the boot i didn't put the ridges and mounts for the cradle..
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Posted 16 July 2006 - 02:38 PM
The easiest way to repair is to remove the bad rust and nuetralise the rest. Then weld in a HG/HK battery tray to cover the section removed. You may have to preweld in some coach nuts it the originals are removed.
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Posted 20 July 2006 - 10:25 PM
thanks for the tips i'll give it a go cutting it out.
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Posted 21 July 2006 - 08:39 PM
with mine we cut out the rusted centre section and replaced it with some flat plate that fitted inside the ridges
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 09:15 PM
Finally got around to doing it and desided that the battery will go into the boot so just keep the new piece flat.
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 09:20 PM
Nice job there!
I wonder why holden didn't continue the lip from the rail to the battery tray section?
I wonder why holden didn't continue the lip from the rail to the battery tray section?
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 09:32 PM
Thanks studricho.
There is a lip all the way, but as I am going to trim the whole lip and add a stiffener plate to the side of the rail I just didn't add it back on to this area.
There is a lip all the way, but as I am going to trim the whole lip and add a stiffener plate to the side of the rail I just didn't add it back on to this area.
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Posted 08 October 2006 - 09:08 PM
A Rare Spares distributor. Rares has them now. 
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Posted 09 October 2006 - 10:01 AM
That'd be right.
Oh well next time.
Oh well next time.
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Posted 15 October 2006 - 04:27 PM
We remade mine, spent all day, unpicking the spot welds, fabbing new panel and then ribbing it as per original so battery tray sits in properly. Then 2 years later rare spares release them for $69, haha Ive got no luck at all.
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