1974 Charger battery hold down bracket fender bolt: how to bolt on fender?

[74ChargerSE440]

I have a battery hold down bracket as pictured, but miss a fender hole to bolt the fender bolt in? The hole in the fender is square, so I might have the wrong bracket then? Probably I need a U bolt?

A photo of the correct bracket and set up is very appreciated.

 

[hanks73340]

You need the battery tray which bolts onto the fender and then the hold downs go into the tray itself.

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

The square hole originally had a weld nut in place. If the 5/16 weld nut is dislodged, it will leave a square hole in that location.

 

[74ChargerSE440]

You need the battery tray which bolts onto the fender and then the hold downs go into the tray itself.

Thanks for your message, but I am referring the red circled bolt and hole in the braked so it can be bolted onto the fender? Not?

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Yeap… along wity the inner J bolt attached also to an inner fender provision, the 71/73 is the one ilustratted with the built in bracket extension to be bolted to the top of inner fender.

74s however should get a separated bracket for that same function. Earlier assemblies works the same on 74s thought.

sorry, I don’t think I have a pic to ilustrate this at this moment, but pretty sure sooner or later will get a pic to show you

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Got a pic…

its a separated bracket, which allows to keep the inner fender bolt in place while removing the hold down bracket. So don’t need to remove the bolt along with the two J studs nuts to get free the battery, just the J studs nuts

 

[Nacho-RT74]

This divorced bracket of course remains in place while removing/servicing the batt

 

[74ChargerSE440]

Got a pic…

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its a separated bracket, which allows to keep the inner fender bolt in place while removing the hold down bracket. So don’t need to remove the bolt along with the two J studs nuts to get free the battery, just the J studs nuts

Ok! So just a small bracket. I assume the bolt bolts into the fender with a U-nut, because the hole in the fender is square?

 

[74ChargerSE440]

This divorced bracket of course remains in place while removing/servicing the batt

So, I have the wrong battery hold down bracket then.

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

Ok! So just a small bracket. I assume the bolt bolts into the fender with a U-nut, because the hole in the fender is square?

Not a u-nut, as I mentioned, it was a weld nut, square shaped, when knocked out, leaves a square hole.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

So, I have the wrong battery hold down bracket then.

The only difference will be the ”wing“ extension for the fender provision. i got the same replacement hold down kit for my 74 untill I found the correct divorced bracket, then cut that wing and done.

The divorced bracket is not available as repro, but actually could be somehow “home made”.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Not a u-nut, as I mentioned, it was a weld nut, square shaped, when knocked out, leaves a square hole.

@74ChargerSE440 as he mentioned and shown on pic. Just like the radiator core support ground provision