Re: (ET) advice on rear battery box and fenders

["Don Barry" <Don Barry kirbycorp com>]

Bill doesn't have the fenders anymore, or at least didn't have any a year 
ago when I asked.

I did get a new battery box from Bill. Cost was around $70. Excellent 
quality, one of the best things I got from him. I bolted my Batt box down 
instead of using pop rivets - I used SS 5/16 Buton-head bolts.

Getting the fenders off is a PAIN. It's do-able if you sacrfice the batt 
box. I used a grinder with a cutoff wheel on it, kept most of the damage 
to the old batt box.

When I attached the fenders to the new batt box, once again the button 
head cap bolt were used. I pulled the fenders off as part of spring 
cleaning.. it's amazing how much crap gets down in there!

Don
Restored E-15

>>> D Howell <dervatl yahoo com> 04/08/03 08:00PM >>>
Advice please guys!

I pulled my rear battery box tonight to do a through
job of cleaning/repairing.  It's certainly repairable,
although I'm thinking it might be cheaper to buy a new
one rather than put in a whole weekend of repairing. 
There are only 3 or 4 small holes in the box (near the
top of the batteries) but the thing that concerns me
most is the place where the front panel meets the
wrap-a-round side and rear.  This seam/joint (which
appears spot welded to the sides) has corrision under
it.  

And then there are the holes where the aluminum rivets
went through near the base.  They have enlarged
slightly and weakened around them due to corrosion
around the rivet.  This piece appears to be simple to
manufactur, so I wouldn't think it would be very
expensive.  Others have said that the fenders are a
real pain to get off, so go ahead and get both from
Bill.

Anyone have a vague idea what they cost?