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Don't forget to apply some Thompsons wood sealer yearly to keep that factory fresh look.
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Liking this a lot. I used a couple 1x4's with holes drilled in it holding my batts down haha. I would much rather have what you did.
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I like the advice.... only trouble is I can get that pic of the Vise out of my head! That's a nice bench vise
Hello Everyone,
The factory battery hold-downs had become dilapidated, so in lieu so spending $60/side my friend & I modded/cleaned up the factor set. The steps/repairs we performed are listed below along with the attached photos of the before/after. Total time invested was about two hours and all of the parts/equipment we already had in the shop. I know the paint job will get some comments, so to head those off – we ran out of black so to avoid surface rusting we used brown. Once the weather warms or I build a small paint cure box, I plan to wire wheel to repaint black.
Hold Down Bolt Repair/Mods – Stock had rounded bolt heads
Cleaned up/ground all stock bolts down
Fitted each with (N) washers
Fitted each with (N) bolts – 9/16”
Welded (N) washers & bolts to stock bolts
Sandblasted & painted
Hold Down Bracket Repair/Mods – Stock had deteriorated rubber/surface rust/mismatched paint
Removed all stock rubber coating (heat/scrapper)
Sandblasted clean & painted