Cover Battery Assembly F15A

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Bill Alexander

Thanks Jacques, that will be useful for anyone restoring a truck.
I appreciate the assistance all members have given with my requests. Dad is moving along on the project, doing up "inside" projects right now. (Work on steering box, dash instruments, etc.) Some more questions are in the offing, and I will post them when we get to those parts of the restoration.

Hi Bill,

I have contacted the owner of the Ford battery cover that Keith had posted photos of earlier in this thread. He's happy to give me the dimensions so I can draw up some plans and I should have them soon and then be able to post them here.

Construction is pretty basic, front and sides are just a single folded piece of sheet-metal and open at the back. The lid is just sheet-metal with a small lip folded over on three sides and spot welded randomly to the front and side piece. The top holes are slightly elongated he thinks. It's real sheet-metal 101 once one has the correct dimensions and metal thickness.

Stay tuned!

Cheers,

Jacques