Manta Battery Box repair suggestion please

[Excelsior]

What would you suggest is the best way to go about sealing/weatherproofing this? Thanks in advance.

Battery Box
Battery Box close-front
Battery Box close-firewall

[Gary]

I cut out the rusted metal on my '72 Rallye. Made a cardboard template, cut some sheetmetal, pop riveted, put a layer of putty and undercoated it. I'll be adding a regular battery box on top of that.

[RallyBob]

BTW, time to lower the fuse box and vacuum out all those rust chips. They have a funny way of shorting out your wiring when you drive over bumps, so you'll pop fuses left and right for no 'apparent' reason. Been there, done that!

Bob

[Excelsior]

Believe me, I plan on at least vacuuming it. But where would one move the box to? I have never heard of that before.

[RallyBob]

Undo the nuts at the front of the fuse box, pull forward slightly to disengage the tabs at the rear of the box.....you can then swing the front downwards so the top is open and accessible from under the dash.