2007 at the Hammond Barn

[Phil Waterman]

Originally posted by RHClarke
We have a winner! .....

Yes indeed, battery acid can do a number on the tray and surrounding metal. My battery tray bottom was totally eaten away....

I don't know about that cause? I always put my coffee mug down on the floor between the driver’s seat and the door when I drive any of my CMPs. Of course the first big bump and the coffee is spilled on the floor and dribbles out on to the running board or leaks out through the seams in the floor to land in this area of corrosion. I think the cause is the corrosive nature of coffee or tea. My drivers side running board always has a coffee stain on it.

But actual you are correct about being the corrosion under the battery box on both of my Pattern 13s with the battery on the drivers step the box and bracket had/have corrosion on the Pattern 12 with the battery mounted in the center between the seats the bottom of the box, the support brackets and floor plate underneath had corrosion damage.