Looking for a drip try for a 1972.
I am fixing up the car for my kid to drive to high school. So I don't want to spend $100 for this. Thought someone might have one with a few cracks or otherwise in less than perfect shape they would part with for little $$$$.
Thanks for the help.
Full Version: WTB drip tray.
A word of advice & caution - unless you want to do rust repairs on the firewall & elsewhere in the engine bay - do not get a cracked tray, nor one of the early ones without the rib.
I'd suggest getting a repro late tray with the stiffening ribs (keeps it from sagging over time due to heat in bay) - either a good condition used with no cracks or bite the bullet for a new repro from Mikey914, AA, etc.
The old early unreinforced trays would sag & sent a waterfall down onto the firewall & heat/sound pad to rust at that location, and a cracked one sends it wherever the crack points it.
Don't save a few bucks to cause $1000s in rust repair! Yeah, I know, AZ is desert, but this is coming up on your monsoon season, so unless your kid will keep it garaged in every rain & never get caught out when one pops up - save yourself the grief!
My 73 had the factory early tray which sagged & the heat pad's sisal filling nicely held the moisture against the firewall to eat thru a row of rust perforations along the wall to engine tray seam.
JM2C!
Tom
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I'd suggest getting a repro late tray with the stiffening ribs (keeps it from sagging over time due to heat in bay) - either a good condition used with no cracks or bite the bullet for a new repro from Mikey914, AA, etc.
The old early unreinforced trays would sag & sent a waterfall down onto the firewall & heat/sound pad to rust at that location, and a cracked one sends it wherever the crack points it.
Don't save a few bucks to cause $1000s in rust repair! Yeah, I know, AZ is desert, but this is coming up on your monsoon season, so unless your kid will keep it garaged in every rain & never get caught out when one pops up - save yourself the grief!
My 73 had the factory early tray which sagged & the heat pad's sisal filling nicely held the moisture against the firewall to eat thru a row of rust perforations along the wall to engine tray seam.
JM2C!
Tom
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Apr 6 2014, 04:34 PM) 
A word of advice & caution - unless you want to do rust repairs on the firewall & elsewhere in the engine bay - do not get a cracked tray, nor one of the early ones without the rib.
I'd suggest getting a repro late tray with the stiffening ribs (keeps it from sagging over time due to heat in bay) - either a good condition used with no cracks or bite the bullet for a new repro from Mikey914, AA, etc.
The old early unreinforced trays would sag & sent a waterfall down onto the firewall & heat/sound pad to rust at that location, and a cracked one sends it wherever the crack points it.
Don't save a few bucks to cause $1000s in rust repair! Yeah, I know, AZ is desert, but this is coming up on your monsoon season, so unless your kid will keep it garaged in every rain & never get caught out when one pops up - save yourself the grief!
My 73 had the factory early tray which sagged & the heat pad's sisal filling nicely held the moisture against the firewall to eat thru a row of rust perforations along the wall to engine tray seam.
JM2C!
Tom
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If you don't find one locally I have one in great shape for &50 plus shipping. This is exactlyly what I paid for it. It turns out that I already had one hidden away in the garage so I don't need an extra. I have no idea how much shipping would be. The trays are pretty light but bulky to ship.
Does anyone know how to fit a late tray to an early lid? I thought the mounting points were different.
Bruce
Bruce
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Apr 6 2014, 10:05 PM)
Does anyone know how to fit a late tray to an early lid? I thought the mounting points were different.
Bruce
good question. I thought all lids are were the same 
I have an early lid in the shop / man cave. I will post in here in the garage area tomorrow on what I find out.
QUOTE(bulitt @ Apr 6 2014, 07:48 PM)
For $89 I'd just buy a new one!
Or for 10 dollars plus shipping, you could buy an early tray from me. You will have to clean up the metal attachment clips and pop rivet them in place. Only one of the mounting areas is cracked and is shown in my photos. With shipping it should be around 25 or 30 dollars. This tray is way better than most of the ones on eBay.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=227785
Paul
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=227785
Paul
QUOTE(orthobiz @ Apr 7 2014, 03:31 AM)
Or for 10 dollars plus shipping, you could buy an early tray from me. You will have to clean up the metal attachment clips and pop rivet them in place. Only one of the mounting areas is cracked and is shown in my photos. With shipping it should be around 25 or 30 dollars. This tray is way better than most of the ones on eBay.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=227785
Paul
Cool. That's what I'm looking for...Thanks.
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