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Truck is ready for the battery tray but the battery tray isn't ready for the truck.
What I thought looked like what really nasty rust on the bottom gusset of the battery tray support was caked on road dirt on top of perfectly painted steel. Luckily I hit that with the wire brush on a angle grinder to upset that balance of preservation.
Spot welds are gone:
Two mounting holes are drilled in the inner fender:
Quick coat of hunter green to tide it over until the off chance I can repaint the truck sometime.
What I thought looked like what really nasty rust on the bottom gusset of the battery tray support was caked on road dirt on top of perfectly painted steel. Luckily I hit that with the wire brush on a angle grinder to upset that balance of preservation.

Spot welds are gone:

Two mounting holes are drilled in the inner fender:

Quick coat of hunter green to tide it over until the off chance I can repaint the truck sometime.
