Battery Holdens-Chev MCP 216 engine

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by motto

Lionel, the repro battery holder appears to have more in common with the one in Mike's ute than the one used on the trucks. The forward end of the holder in the ute appears to be braced off the cross member.
The truck ones are mounted entirely off the chassis with an additional strut at the front similar to the rear for vertical loads and another diagonal strut to stop flexing in the fore and aft direction.
The pinch bolt is also much longer on the repro holder, similar to the one in Mike's ute.
The little corrugated cross piece at the front is common to both and can only be there as a stone guard.
The basic construction is similar with the battery sitting on a pressed and folded sheet metal support riveted to the brackets at each end.
The floor cover for the battery is what the L/L trucks had and it was only large enough for servicing access, not for battery removal.

David

Hello David,

Thanks for pointing out the differences. There is another 1940 Chev truck here in Bundaberg - a full civilian version. However, the owner changed his unit from 6 to 12 volts and completely removed the whole 6 volt system; including battery cage, decades ago. I might ask if he keep the parts - cross fingers.

Kind Regards
Lionel