1947 Pickup 6 cylinder battery bracket needed

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Jun 15, 2017 | 11:59 AM

triumph1200

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1947 Pickup 6 cylinder battery bracket needed

Fixing more little things. Need a bracket for a 47 6 cylinder G 1/2 ton. None of the suppliers I have called can help. Looking for NOS, used, repop doesn't matter. Part number is 2GC 10732. Anybody have one for sale or know a vendor that might have one?

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Jun 16, 2017 | 08:57 AM

tacomacream

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There is one here:

Take Off Vintage 1946 Ford F100 Battery Tray in Good Shape | eBay

Jun 16, 2017 | 09:23 AM

triumph1200

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There is one here:

Take Off Vintage 1946 Ford F100 Battery Tray in Good Shape | eBay

Thanks for spotting it. I missed that one, probably because it had F100 in the title. Do you know how to tell if it is a 6cyl or V8 tray? Sent the seller a message hopefully they know.

Jun 16, 2017 | 10:02 AM

tacomacream

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Thanks for spotting it. I missed that one, probably because it had F100 in the title. Do you know how to tell if it is a 6cyl or V8 tray? Sent the seller a message hopefully they know.

They are the same; the bracket is mounted on the left side for the six cylinder.

Jun 16, 2017 | 01:04 PM

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They are the same; the bracket is mounted on the left side for the six cylinder.

They are different. This weekend I will post pictures of the difference between a 6 cylinder and 8 cylinder battery tray.
The tray only has one stud, the other side doesn't have it, use the j-hook with the top brackets. On the 6 the stud is on opposite side than the 8 tray. I have 5 or 6 8 trays and one 6 tray in storage, I'll show the difference between them this weekend.

Jun 17, 2017 | 04:21 PM

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I believe the V8 bracket can be used in place of the six cylinder one by relocating the top tray. The V8 tray would be backwards mounted on the right side. The tray uses a small reinforcement bracket that attaches near the top of the long battery clamp rod and to the firewall, so the clamp rod needs to be closest to the firewall to make it right in the six cylinder position. I'd modify a V8 bracket without hesitation, as the six cylinder brackets are tough to find and in either case the top trays are usually rotted and need work anyway.