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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 | Hello All,
I have a 1.5 ton (30CWT) 1940 Chevrolet truck. the battery is located under the right hand side of the floor. To access the battery a sheet metal lid with a hinge is lifted up.
My truck was originally built for the Australian Army, Then a farmer had the truck before me. Was the sheet metal lid in the floor a factory standard or was it a convenient modification for the Army mechanics or the farmer?
When the sheet metal lid it is lifted I can see some very rusty remnants of a possible batter. Two thick battery-type cables are hanging near the box.
Can someone with a similar truck please take some photographs and measurements of the battery box and post them up?
Is the battery box a part that can be bought from a Chevrolet parts supplier?
What brand of 6 volt battery do you use and what are the specification codes printed on your battery? As hinted by the very rusty possible battery box my truck did not come with a battery so I have nothing to identify a battery type with.
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Lionel | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,609 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,609 | I am not sure of the Australian built (Canadian or Holden?) bodies, but the US made trucks of this era had the battery under the floor on the passenger side (left side is drivers side). Originally, there was no hinged door to remove the battery, but there is an access panel that can be removed to see the battery. Battery removal requires removing the floor panel. A hinged access would have been a great idea! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 | Lionet, Yes the BATTERY BOX is available. Harold
Harold
Is a restoration ever finished? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 | Thank you Paul and Harold for your replies.
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