Re: battery tray, structural?

Toby Atwater wrote:
> 
> The rear half of my battery tray is basically gone. I am not running a
> heater so I have no need for the built it heater vent. But does the heater
> vent act as a suporting structure at the start of the tranny tunnel? 

Toby

You don't neede the battery tray. In fact, it HAS to come out to fit the
16 valve rice rocket engine and trans. (I have seen it)
The tray is heavy because the whole car is made from 18 gauge (i think)
steel.
Nothing like todays plastic cars and their .024 metal. 

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