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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Cheap fix

I have noticed alot of people spend a ton of money on battery trays, epay or new but if you are not a 100% purist, then a 1999 acura battery tray is the answer. Its a perfect fit. A couple of tack welds and your done. Cost me $4 at the junk yard.

 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Goog job

John;

Nice fix, I built a box and spot welded it to the supports, but yours is nicer!

Tom
 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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im not mr fab it , so i'll just buy a drop out box from speedway or ?? and i'm putting mine in the rear under the bed . now if i can just find somewhere safe to put the gas tank out from under me ...... that bird rear suspension partially will occupy the area originally designated for it ............. heck of a tip though . think we gotta sticky up top somewhere for stuff like this .
 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Ballistic Generic Battery Box#

Check out the batery box im using from Ballistic Fabrication
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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now that thing is cool too bad the flatty isn't an animal and using the skull theme would fit ...........................................
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 55 f350
im not mr fab it , so i'll just buy a drop out box from speedway or ?? and i'm putting mine in the rear under the bed . now if i can just find somewhere safe to put the gas tank out from under me ...... that bird rear suspension partially will occupy the area originally designated for it ............. heck of a tip though . think we gotta sticky up top somewhere for stuff like this .
The rear gas tank mod is not that hard to do:

 
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:01 PM
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Steel

Dick, I thought you would have scolded me for using jap steel on my truck. Maybe it was made from an old bomb that was made here in the USA.
 
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