OK, I've removed the old battery tray/pedestal, both had either either pop-riveted or sheet metal screws to hold them.. Anyway, I welded up the extraneous holes, but what are these small holes in the front for? Also, what's the purpose of the large holes on the sides? (RD design). BTW, the pic is from my current driver, not the car I'm working on this weekend.

Also, do I need to remove the paint that is on the battery tray/pedestal? Or can I just scuff it and repaint?

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-- Rob

The small holes are there as starter points for rust. That's how you know they're authentic!

Resistor block.

and dual relay

1) to let the acid in
or
2) to let the acid out

Speed holes....

Generally i have found that paint does not adhere well to the rust colored primer parts i have seen in the past, i would sand it well or off, then reprime and paint.

Bird House...

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Looks like a rust-breasted warbler to me.

Thanks guys. Which year/engine used the dual relay and/or resitor block?

I have a '74 2.0l with the original FI and didn't have either of these, so I was going to weld up these holes...

In regards to the paint, thanks for the suggestions. I'll definately give the paint a good scratching before I prime/paint it...

Bird house, that's a good one...

-- Rob

If I recall, I had a 74 1.8 that had it.

In the original design, the larger hole was for an engine compartment light. After many attempts at making it work, the Krauts figured out the if they mounted the battery high enough for the light to work, the engine lid wouldn't close.

Then they decided to put a burner in there to cook Bratwurst. Unfoutunately they found out that the battery sitting on top of the bratwurst squeezed all the goodness out.

Disgusted, they went back to drinking and forgot to change the fabrication details.

On my '75 that's where my rev limiter was attached.

iirc thats unique to L-Jet. Only the 1.8s

I can see that...

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