Battery Tray

I removed the fender, bumper and bumper mount to repair the rust damage under the battery. I notice the bumper mount has been holding a lot of wet dirt between the frame rail. This caused rust to eat away more of the fender apron than I expected. I made a single patch panel from 18 gauge sheet metal to cover both apron and battery table. The patch changed from a 45* to 90* about half way across above the frame rail where the battery tray bolt hole is located. I decided to use the original metal from this hole back to the shock tower. Using a cut-off wheel I cut slits about 3 in. long on the patch where the battery tray bolt hole is and tapped the metal closed with a hammer to fit this angle then weld things up.

The big holes in the shock tower that someone cut to grease the control arm were patched. Why they cut them this big is a mystery to me. After grinding the welds I put 2 coats of Rust Bullet and seam sealer the seams. The next day 2 coats of bed liner was aplided.