GT lid on a stockish /4 2.0L, raintray stupid idea? Options

[GaroldShaffer]

I like the looks of the GT lids. My car is a baisc 70 with a 73 2.0L. As you can see from my signature I do AX my car so it does (gasp (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) ) get driven in the rain from time to time.

So I think I will get one of PCA7GRR GT Lids this winter. My question is there anything that needs to be done to help protect the electrical componets in the engine bay? Is putting the rain tray back on a GT lid going to help at all. Should I not even worry about the water?

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[SGB]

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Sep 29 2005, 10:33 AM)

That causes a conventional battery to overfill and flush acid out on to the battery tray and down into the hell hole. The sixes never came with a rain tray anyway.

This is where we disagree. Rainwater on the battery may seep in (uh, somewhere.... vents maybe?) and cause overfilling, but unless you are in a deluge, the volume itself wouldn't cause overflow. My understanding was that a charging battery offgases acid vapor, which deposits on surfaces in the engine compartment- mostly around the battery, but not exclusively. Some rain will certainly get in the grill over the battery, but not as much as no tray at all. So the rain induced overfilling would just exacerbate the problem. Sorry, I can't help it, the techno stuff rumbles around in my head left over from too much school. Anyway, the real answer is "optima". With that nuance, my point is pretty much OBE.