Battery Tray

I removed the fender, bumper and bumper mount to repair the rust damage under the battery. I notice the bumper mount has been holding a lot of wet dirt between the frame rail. This caused rust to eat away more of the fender apron than I expected. When it goes back together I will fill this void with seam sealer to keep the dirt out. I made a single patch panel from 18 gauge sheet metal to cover both apron and battery table. To bend the sheet metal, I clamped it between a piece of angle iron and my work bench using C clamps. The patch changed from a 45° to 90° about half way across above the frame rail where the battery tray bolt hole is located. I decided to use the original metal from this hole back to the shock tower. Using a cut-off wheel on my angle grinder I cut about five relief slits about 3" long on the patch where the battery tray bolt hole is and tapped the metal closed with a hammer to fit this angle. I then mig weld the cuts.

I patched the big holes in the shock tower that someone cut to grease the control arm. Why they cut them this big is a mystery to me. After grinding the welds I put 2 coats of Rust Bullet and re seal the seams with seam sealer. The next day I painted 2 coats of bed liner. I bought a new '67-'70 Mustang battery tray and drilled the spot welds from the bracket and welded my old mount to the new tray. The reinforcement plate is from a '68 Mustang

Dirt Between Mount & Frame	Didn't See This One Coming	Coil Spring Part Number
Sandblasted	Bottom of Battery Tray	Top of Battery Area
Bottom of Patch	Top of Patch	Hole in Shock Tower
Patch for Shock Tower	Plugged Hole	Grinding down Weld
Painted with Rust Bullet	'67 Mustang Battery Tray	Removing Brace
Maverick Brace	Battery Tray Installed	'68 Shelby Support Plate