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Old 04-16-2015, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by schmibm
Well, I took the battery and tray out tonight. It seems I have two problems. One, I don't think I have the right tray. Mine looks like the pictures of the '63-'65. The '66 looks a bit different. Can anyone explain why these are different?

But my real problem was that the tray was installed in the wrong direction. The stud in the picture below was nearest the exhaust manifold. I flipped it around and now it puts the battery in a perfect spot.



I glass beaded it and painted it. Now it's perfect. But still why is the '66 different than the rest?
In early 66 it was realized that the battery was too close to the manifold on BB cars. The tray was modified to move the battery farther under the fender.



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