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[JTR70]

Initial battery box mock-up:
Slid in and just about fit on the first try.
It stopped just about a half inch shy of the bottom flange. A...

[JTR70]

Inner trunk panel prep.
Repairing and installing these two panels would be next
But before they go in I do have the option of remounting...

[JTR70]

Hi Roy, I'm really glad that you find this journey of some interest! I definitely get stumped from time to time but eventually a way through reveals...

[JTR70]

Right bracket repair and install:
Acid cleaned and now onto rehabbing this poor thing.
Stretched and torn like its mate but a little more...

[JTR70]

Bumper bracket mounts repaired and installed:
Both inner surfaces cleaned old rust, coated in epoxy just before final installation.
Plug...

[JTR70]

Thanks Roy! Definitely after this repair I wouldn't recommend buying the battery box as a prefabbed unit.

[JTR70]

Wall installation complete.
Overlay flap welding and straightening complete.
Thorough weld penetration confirmed out here.
Plugs...

[JTR70]

Welding new wall in:
Plug welds completed to the inside of the suspension flange.
Dressed smooth and now ready to lay the frame panel flap...

[JTR70]

Thank you Roy! The mission has always been to make these repairs well enough to where it would make no sense to try and improve upon them at anytime...

[JTR70]

Final prep and ready to weld:
Removed one more time to straighten and clean suspension flange. I little lever bar and slide hammer work but...

[JTR70]

Panel prep:
Basic position and now onto fine tuning.
One adjustment I wanted to make was to soften this upper bend.
Secured to a...

[JTR70]

Fitting and prepping new battery box wall.
Panel free and ready to begin fitment.
anxious to begin fitting this panel but

Have...

[JTR70]

Prepping new battery box parts:
Conduit opening backfilled, redrilled and shouldered for an eventual fusion with the end of the tube as originally...

[JTR70]

Thank you Roy, that is always appreciated! The relief cut was just a work around as I didn't have a set of jaws deep enough to reach that area. Hammering...

[JTR70]

Almost there
Straightening , shrinking and welding the lower flange were needed.
Flanges reset
Several looses ends yet to tie up...

[JTR70]

Wall straightening continued:
Began leveling out the obvious kinks and high spots with a little heat. That upper flange run would prove to be the...

[JTR70]

prep work for panel straightening continued:
All accessory parts removed save for the bumper bracket mount but its spot welds are marked for drilling...

[JTR70]

Thank you Sir!

[JTR70]

Tops side gusset installation complete.
All welding duties behind the front beam have gone as far as I can for now. Again, I can't get at the bottom...

[JTR70]

Left gusset repair and installation.
New bottom into basic shape.
New section tacked in and remounted for another of many test fits. My...