Can anyone ID this battery tray for me? It is in my 1960 F100 4x4 w/292. It doesnt look like the picture in LMCs catalog. Also doesnt look like the one on pg. 676 of the 1960 Ford Truck parts catalog. I actually have the catalog, but have come to the realization that I am not smart enough to use it correctly.

I am trying to find one NOS or reproduction.

Thanks in advance!

 

There are some bright folks here but they will prolly need a pic to do the I.D.!

 

Could of swore I put a pic up. I can see how it would be hard to ID w/o one.

 

It is just like the one that I have in my 1960 F100 223 two wheel drive. The bottom tray is just like those used in '59's. In fact, I had to use a tray out of a '59 and combine it with the brackets from the '60 to get what I have. Is yours rotted thru? A little sandblasting, a little welding and a little paint can make a big difference. It would look better than any repro part you find. I don't know about NOS but things do appear on the horizon from time to time that surprise us all.

 

Sandblasting, etc... is my second choice, I know hopes of finding a NOS one are slim, but it never hurts to ask. Thanks!

 

That is an original 57-60 battery tray. I don't know anyone who sells an exact replacement. Sometime they pop up on ebay.

 

I see you even have the clamp to hold the battery in. They often dissappear. NAPA sells a battery under thier commercial line that fits that battery box exactly, allowing you to use the original clamp as opposed to making a new hold down. I don't have the part number handy but I got mine by tracking down the demensions of the battery I needed and matching them up with a "group", size and going to my NAPA guy and he got what I wanted. It dosen't say "Ford', on the side of it but it looks decent.

 

The clamp is what I like about this tray, I actually bought the correct battery w/the FORD script on it form Antique Auto Battery. Very costly, but I like it alot.

 

I cant figure out why it looks nothing like the one in my 1960 parts catalog.

 

Is that the one that says "Power Punch"?

By the way, was just looking at your website. Very cool stuff. I could have used your equipment when I was first putting in my garden plot! LOL!

 

Yes, the power punch battery, its very cool looking.

Thanks!

 

There is no such thing as a 1957/60 battery tray / 1957/58: There are two different trays, determined by the length of the battery / 1959/60 is not the same as 1957/58.

If y'all had the 1957/63 FORD TRUCK PARTS CATALOG (available on a CD from hipoparts.com), y'all wouldn't make these mistakes.

And do not assume the pic in LMC's catalog represents a certain tray, because, many times, LMC has no friggen clue (and has no Ford parts catalogs either!).

1957/58 F100/600:

B7C-10732-C .. Battery Tray-Use with 55 amp battery / 55 amp battery specs: 5 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" length at top x 8" high / Obsolete

B7C-10732-D .. Battery Tray-Use with 70 amp battery / 70 amp battery specs: 5 1/2" wide x 14 1/4" length at top x 8" high / Obsolete

1959/60 F100/600:

COTB-10732-A (replaced: B9TB-10732-C & B9C-10732-A) .. Battery Tray / Obsolete

No Ford Dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any of these battery trays.

 

Thanks Bill.

 

This all makes more sense to me. The tray for the 59' F500 that I had for parts used the same tray as the 60' but the brackets for it(which were actually part of the tray), were on the underside. Very different than a 60'. I do have the hard copy 57/63 master but didn't look it up today as I was thinking that the 59' was just different since it was a bigger truck and size matters in some cases.
Thanks for the education once again Bill!

 

Thanks for the accurate information Bill. I had two Cabs, one was a 59 and one was a 60, they both had the same tray as pictured. I extrapolated to 57 and should not have. Irregardless, the answer is the same no one makes a exact copy.

I would try to fix the one you have. Or you may try some place like Desert Valley Auto Parts Home » DVAP They are not cheap but usually have some good hard to find pieces.