Battery Tray, the good, the bad and the ugly Options

[Michael J]

I finally got the guts to pull out the battery and really look at what was under there. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) OK I really did look there before I bought it. The not so good news is that the battery tray was about half gone and holding on by about 1/2 inch of semi solid metal. So I ripped it out. More bad news is that there was a bunch of rust under the tray. Now what kind of surprise was that? The good news is that it is almost all surface rust and the only spot rusted through is around the drain hole. About double the size of the drain. So I can clean things up without getting the sawsall out. My question is where is the beast (cheapest ) place to get a new tray and support? I'm going to put it back in the stock location. Pelican is a little more expensive than Auto Atlanta but I'm sure you all real deal finders have found the best source. Also is there any reason why I can't pop rivet the tray back in place? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) I'm no welder.
Thanks for the comments.