My GMC at Home
Langley, British Columbia, Canada

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Removed the old (worn out) engine batteries only to find that the battery tray had pretty much rusted out. Only one bolt was left holding it to the bracket, all the others had the metal around the bolt gone.

I went for the Ragusa three battery tray. Not because I have three batteries up front but rather to fill the hole and use the leftover space for storage.

The tray went in real easy, through the top. Had heard folks say on the 'net that the fender well/liner would have to be removed. Wrong, thankfully. The mounting holes in the tray lined up perfectly with the brackets on the frame. Ragusa even supplied stainless steel bolts and self-locking nuts.

Installing the batteries themselves turned out not so easy. Probably because I wanted to use the dual post batteries I got from Wal-Mart (1000 amp cranking, 875 cold). The hold-down(s) turned out to take a few tries and re-thinks but eventually I got it all sorted out and both batteries are in solid and I have room left on the outside for a container that will hold oil and tranny fluid for a start.

Batteries were also installed through the top. No grill removal. Only caution on my rig is to remove the headlight connector. May not be applicable to original round headlights.

	Out with the old. No complaints though as it has lasted 20+ years.
	Ragusa Battery Tray. Perfect fit.
	Another view of the Tray. It is cast to fit one battery across in the rear and two more side-by-side going fore-aft. Even if three batteries are installed there is a little storage space remaining.
	All done. I also use the Ragusa shelf where three bottle of oil, etc. can be stored. I installed only two batteries, one in the rear and then I bolted a standard single battery tray forward of that. I decided on tray on tray to assure that neither battery can move.
	The Ragusa tray had bolt-down holes pre-done. They lined up perfectly and no drilling was required. A little epoxy was needed though to keep the hold-down bolts from turning. I used 1/4 inch threaded rod bent to 90 degrees on one end. Worked well. Still have to grind/shape the epoxy blobs a little but that's for another day.