[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Gremlin Battery Tray

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While this tray is not for a Gremlin, AMCers are pretty imaginative when it 
comes to adapting parts. This one is no expection. I believe someone 
mentioned three, and two hole mount battery trays. I have seen both but 
honest do do not know whay on the Gremlin and Hornet.

As for helping out, there are a number of vendors listed on my vendors list:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/bodyVendorslist.htm
that have reproduction ones. Again however, some of these will have to be 
modified for YOUR particular application. But they work and serve a purpose 
and that is keeping the battery out of the fan! Not sure how many of you 
have ever had that happen, but here is a long ass story condensed like 
Readers Digest; in 1977 I was driving behind the movie theater in Corpus 
Christi on staples near my high school, waiting for my girlfriend to get off 
work there and I turned a corner in the parking lot and heard "POP!!!" then 
"ssssssss......" the car died and steroe went off, and i got some help to 
push my 70 Javelin towards the back of the lot where no one was, realizing 
something happened under hood as there was a trail. I opened the hood and 
acid was everywhere and quickly got a hose and washed off the engine, and 
wanything else. At the corner of Staples and Carroll lane there was a small 
car lot, and it had a 70 AMX for sale in the third row, and the place was 
closed, so I went and uh, releived, the AMX of it's battery for my car. 
Funny that 70 AMX is still around, it was Commodore Blue, but Big Bad Blue 
originally from factory. It has worn a number of shades thru the years and 
is BBB again. My 70 Javelin was totalled in 1979 however.

Also, about batteries, I had some problems with a new Auto Zone battery last 
year, so took it back, they put it on full charge and told me to come back 
later. I went back 5 hours later and brought the battery home, of which they 
said it was now fully charged. It was warm too. Hooked it up in my 74 Hornet 
Sportabout and pushed the remote starter button in the car, while standing 
on the side of the car, 'BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The damned top blew at 
least 30 feet in air and acid all on the side of my house and fence, but 
again, had a hose next to car and quickly got it nuetralized. I took the 
battery back, thinking baout what if that thing had exploded in the 
Ambassador was I drove home first time, or what if I had tried to start the 
Hornet under hood like have a million times with screwdriver on solenoid. 
Chances are I would not be writing this right now either. So ya'll be 
careful with batteries.

Back to the battery tray, my asuggestion would be to get a reproduction 
universal one, and put some extra braces on it, especially depending on how 
you drive. If you just 'drive' no problem, but into drifting, or racing, 
then bolt the sucker down, good luck,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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