Battery Tray and thing to do in an afternoon.
#1
Hello,
While photographing my pretty top end over haul I really hated the unsightliness of my dirty and corroding engine compartment. My 1970 has been a daily driver for many years and kept out side. While I am sure there are many more Mustangs with more miles, mine has about 388,000 on it. I recently replaced the battery and noticed a battery tray restoration I did back in 1988 was going kaput. I found a Taiwanese replacement through Mustangs Unlimited for not a lot of money. I picked up a can of Satin Black Rustoleum and paint and wire brushes. This is not a concours car but I don't want it rusting any more either. The main goal here was to stop corrosion, spruce up, clean up and replace the battery tray. This took about 5 hours and I still have some painting of the fire wall left to do. It is not perfect but it does make a big difference.

Photos of:
Battery tray old and new
   

Battery Area before paint,
   

battery area after paint
   

Battery installed
   

engine bay before
   

and after.
   
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#2
Looks great! You cant do much better without pulling the motor.
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#3
Looks good! I replaced my tray a few years ago on my 73 convert, but I was fortunate and the fender well was in great shape. This is a trouble area that the vintage Mustang owners should keep an eye on.

I checked the battery tray on my 04 Mach last year and it was holding up fine!
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#4
There is a fool proof solution: An Optima battery.

I have used them exclusively in all my vehicles for ten years. I was stranded on the road once in Oklahoma after driving in heavy rain the day before. The culprit was corrosion on my battery cable on my second battery (diesel van) under the vehicle.

Optimas don't leak and consequently won't corrode. For that simple reason to me they are worth the extra cost.


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