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| Joel Simmons |
 Jul 4 2005, 09:13 PM
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Dirty, nasty leg.  Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Salinas, CA Member No.: 148  |
Hello,
I know that a lot of 914's have a rusted-out battery tray and that the rust can work its way down through the engine compartment and onto the rear suspension. My question: is rust in the engine compartment beneath the battery tray a structural concern? There just seems to be one area of it on a car I'm looking at and it hasn't made its way down to the suspension. Is this acceptable? Should I plan to cut it out and weld-in a replacement sheet metal section? Also, can the batteries be relocated on these cars? Thanks, Joel (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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| GWN7 |
Jul 4 2005, 09:17 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
If the battery hasn't eaten it's way thru the metal, then you can treat the area and replace the battery tray.
Yes you can relocate the battery. Front or rear trunk. |
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Joel Simmons Battery Tray Rust Jul 4 2005, 09:13 PM
trekkor do a search here with keywords "metal fabbers".
Al... Jul 4 2005, 09:28 PM McMark If you use an Optima or Orbital sealed battery you... Jul 4 2005, 10:33 PM lapuwali Yes, the area beneath the battery is very much str... Jul 4 2005, 10:41 PM Joel Simmons Hello all,
Yeah the area beneath the battery tray... Jul 5 2005, 12:57 PM bd1308 almost 2K for a rust-ridden car? seems like the as... Jul 5 2005, 01:00 PM Engman 
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