Robert,i have both battery boxes but only one cover,i suspect when mine was painted red they may have removed brackets to make it easier to rub down then simply could not be bothered refitting them,unusual for a fire unit as they al seem to have shovels/rakes /picks and things fitted to aid in fire fighting.
This was unit 1 of 5 ,3 got sold off ages ago.1 burnt to the ground and prob pushed in to local tip or left in situ and this 1 was simply left in a paddock to rest for a while when the points played up,as far as i know they came straight from auction to be fire units could be from 1969 army disposal,as far as i know it has sat unused for 30 yrs.
So far on the lh door i seemed to have just rubbed thru to undercoat and red oxide primer with nothing revealed,will move on to rh door but i think same result will be the case.
Have just revealed some fairly minor rust in cab bottom around spare wheel door/rubber seal area will repair these sections then move on to roof and that should be pretty much it for rust repair with some minor surface rust needing a clean up elsewhere
john
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