RodA67Riv Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Between the mice and years of spilled battery acid, the battery tray on my '67 is completely rusted out. To do it right, I need to replace the radiator core support, driver's inner fender and the connecting bracket. Yes... it really is that bad. As if I was going to find the parts via a part number search, I went ahead and looked them up anyway. Lol! 1395679 Skirt (LH Inner Fender) 1380992 Radiator Support 1373313 Support Bracket Any ideas on where I might find some mice/battery acid free parts? Probably going to have to go south to find 'em. Anyone have experience with CTC auto ranch outside of Ft. Worth? Thanks for any leads! Cheers, Rod Edited May 25, 2022 by RodA67Riv typo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) I wish I had better news but those parts have been in high demand for 30+ years so anything left in a salvage yard is likely to be in similar condition. I remember paying to have those items shipped from Colorado to PA in the 90s as they were scarce then. If you do find them rust free, chances are they will be very expensive. How bad is yours? The rad support, and inner fender can be rebuilt if its not totally gone. Its not a high visible area so it doesn't have to look perfect. The worst problem is if the rad support mount is rotted away and many are. Anyway, I'd look "seriously" at the possibility of rebuilding what you have. Edited May 26, 2022 by JZRIV (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodA67Riv Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Thanks Jason. I was thinking that I might have a hard time sourcing them - I assume most have battery acid decay like mine. A few years ago, in desperation and before having a parts book, I bought a '68 inner fender (shipped from CA to IL) knowing that it probably won't fit, but it has a perfectly intact battery tray which I might transplant as I assume the tray itself is the same. The radiator support is pretty far gone in the battery area, but I can manage to fabricate something if it comes to that. If anyone has a picture of that area in decent condition it would be really helpful for fabricating something as close to original as possible. Here's what I'm dealing with. The mount seems to be on the edge of salvageable, but the overall condition of the area is frightening. There's nothing left of the tray itself. 🤪 Regards, Rod ROA member 15162 Edited May 26, 2022 by RodA67Riv typo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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