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Original Born with Battery Trays LOS NOR

Started by 68camaroz28, January 16, 2017, 05:12:27 PM

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BULLITT65

#45
May 20, 2018, 12:27:51 AM
Looks good Lloyd . Your car is going to turn out real nice, if everything looks as nice as that battery tray, wow.
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
-Looking for 3192477 (front) spiral shocks 3192851 (rear)
-Looking for an original LOF soft ray windshield
-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

Edgemontvillage

#46
May 21, 2018, 10:45:38 PM
Quote from: BULLITT65 on May 20, 2018, 12:27:51 AM
Looks good Lloyd . Your car is going to turn out real nice, if everything looks as nice as that battery tray, wow.

Thanks - it's a painstaking process - 1 part at a time.

ko-lek-tor

#47
May 21, 2018, 11:36:40 PM
Quote from: Edgemontvillage on May 21, 2018, 10:45:38 PM
Quote from: BULLITT65 on May 20, 2018, 12:27:51 AM
Looks good Lloyd . Your car is going to turn out real nice, if everything looks as nice as that battery tray, wow.
I have never seen anything but top of the line work by Lloyd. Any of us would be too fortunate to own one of his masterpieces. Bravo!
Thanks - it's a painstaking process - 1 part at a time.
Bentley to friends :1969 SS/RS 396 owned 79
1969 SS 350 (sold)
1969 D.H.COPO replica 4spd. owned since 85
1967 302 4 spd 5.13

Edgemontvillage

#48
May 22, 2018, 01:26:34 AM
At Chick's request, here are a few photos of the original battery tray pre-restoration compared with an NOS tray. In addition to the "tab" there are a few other subtle differences as shown:

 

 

 

 

 





















Edgemontvillage

#49
May 22, 2018, 01:35:21 AM
Quote from: ZLP955 on May 19, 2018, 05:29:19 PM
Looks great Lloyd, as always. Are you enjoying this project as a full restoration, rather than detailing and preserving a survivor?

Thanks!  Restoration vs Preservation are bookends apart. Preservation of a mostly complete car is a matter of verifying for originality, cleaning and detailing, (sometimes) locating those parts that have seen service replacement or Day 2 removal and then maintaining.  Restoration is also verifying for originality however it extends to many other processes. I enjoyed the preservation process and am equally enjoying restoration. Having owned and studied a survivor it has made the restoration process much better.

Danzo

#50
May 22, 2018, 07:06:23 PM
Excellent work Lloyd! Care to explain your process?
Thanks, Doc.

Edgemontvillage

#51
May 23, 2018, 12:45:42 AM
Quote from: Danzo on May 22, 2018, 07:06:23 PM
Excellent work Lloyd! Care to explain your process?
Thanks, Doc.

Time and bodywork. Following media blasting and grinding with rotary Scotchbrite discs, fill the deep voids and any uneven areas with JB Weld as the weight of the battery on regular filler risks cracking. Use regular filler to skim coat followed by high build primer then sand and repeat until a smooth paintable surface is achieved. Paint with 30% semi-gloss black.

jbtech

#52
March 01, 2023, 05:53:53 PM
This is an original battery tray from a 1967 LOS 04C
Jose

67 Camaro L78
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