Could someone please post a perfect hellhole pic?

Hi Rich

1975, repaired. To be fair to the car, it only needed a battery tray and a engine gasket mount section, close to the battery.

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Here's mine, as seen from above...

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After a lot of work

It may not qualify as 'perfect' but here's my 914-6 before engine going back in (very hard to capture this area once the car is batteried up and assembled.)

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The little dots and wire are for the fuel pump. I just had them hanging there prior to reinstalling pump.

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Im guessing there are way more that look like hell
I once seen a battery tray with built in kitty litter no b.s

I would call that heaven NOT hell!!!!!

This seam has always bothered me.. I know it's stock but would it not benefit from a smear of seam sealer ? (I'll be doing a HH reconstruction on my car soon, too).



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'dr914@autoatlanta.com'

I would call that heaven NOT hell!!!!!



Didn't always look that way:

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Not perfect but close.

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Not perfect but includes a improvement.
My removable battery support/tray

hmmm, I'll be replacing/adding a battery support and tray soon ... may just do it your way.

I plan on using a 4 pound lithium battery so may not bother with the tray at all.

As far as I can tell this hell hole is all original complete with battery tray. Still has the drain hole. Sorry for the dusty condition this was taken during assembly. It's what you except to find with an Arizona car taken to Ohio and sets in barn for the next 23 years. Original seam sealer too.

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@mepstein

Be careful with the Lithium ion battery. Do your research, charge carefully & with charger designed for Li-ion. All Li-ion are a fire risk, especially so if they don't have a built in battery management system (BMS).

Used plenty on race cars but they haven't made prime time on automotive for good reason. Obviously, excluding EV's which have a dedicated BMS and yet EV's still go up every now and again, along with cell phones, Laptops, Vaping devices, etc.

Also be aware that Li-ion doesn't like to be stored at full charge for extended periods. Preferred storage is at 50% state of charge.

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Before shot..

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In progress

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Done.. (Arrow showing drain hole) (hole already starting to collect dust, nuts, bolts and crap, as it is supposed to beeing a black hole..).

Mine all original, only a little surface rust, removed battery tray for rear trunk install. MarkClick to view attachment

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Before

My 6 number 41 had a perfect area by the battery try when I got it. A 1970 car only driven till 1985 then garaged in So CA till we started to restore it. The battery tray had a little roughness to it and I welded a new tray top on just to be perfect (I still have the original one that can be used for someone that does not want a 100% perfect but this car is 100%)


Bob B

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Before restoration no holes. As it sat when I got it in 2007 with Brown paint on body but it had green paint under the body in Eng. Area. I personally removed all the paint the slow way. 1970 Cannery yellow factory color
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Another 1970 Canary yellow, but this is a /4. Build date Jan. 1970

Another 1970 Canary yellow, but this is a /4. Build date Jan. 1970

Paul

These two shots are from the garage find 1970 4 cylinders that I saved from the crusher 18 months ago. The body really was in good shape for its age. It was garaged from 1985 on till I bought it. Greg bought it and is building a 6 from it. No rust in the longs and even though there was a big hole that you can see to the back of the Eng. compartment the area under the battery look OK. The PO of this car made a battery tray out of wood. This was a 6/70 car. Also in Cannery yellow


Bob B
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