Cover Battery Assembly F15A

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Jordan,

Attached is a photo of a post attached to an original Ford CMP battery holder- the middle photo.

I published on MLU the plans for the battery holder which included the studs back on 10-Aug-12 and have also reproduced the studs drawing here.

Of interest is the photo of two NOS 1938 Ford passenger car battery holder studs. Other than being longer, they are the same design. Note that the flattened forged end is slightly different shape in each case. Different component suppliers designs maybe? So on that basis the shape may not be too critical to look correct.

My drawing of the one taken from a CMP battery holder is more like the stud on the right side.

Hope this is of some help to you.

Cheers,

Jacques

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks very much for reposting the info.

I'm guessing the Chevy ones are the same except for the forged end?

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks to everyone and the info posted here I have been able to make up the battery compartment parts. I just have a few small things to finish and then they are done.

Pic 1 L-R
Battery tray, mounting plate, battery cover (NOS, sandblasted, primed)

Pic 2
Close up of the battery tray

Pic 3
Can someone please give me the location measurements of the holes for the battery tray?

[m606paz]

Factory pics

[David Herbert]

I see that the first photo in Mariano's post shows a different vehicle. The earth lead is bolted to the chassis with one of the front outrigger bolts and there is only one hole in the chassis rail for the other lead. In the other photos the earth lead is at the rear of the battery box and there are two holes with the other lead through the front hole.
Great photos though !

David