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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

 

 

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    Don't forget to apply some Thompsons wood sealer yearly to keep that factory fresh look. 

  • 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.

  • 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

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  On 2/27/2016 at 6:56 PM, TFaoro said:

We say it's colorado and they don't do that :lol: 

 

Yeah they're all lazy from smokin' that new funny tobacco:poke:

Yep,

 

I am sure the safety comision would never even make it under the hood, they would take one look anywhere on the truck and haul it off to the junkyard.