[Cris]

Guys I ordered a battery box from Classic Parts just to see if there was a difference between it and the one from CJ Pony Parts. And yes, the Classic Parts box is a better fit.

The two are also clearly made by different manufacturers. The Classic Parts battery box is much closer to the original box, using spot welds, and differing metal thicknesses for the different pieces making up the box. The CJ Pony parts box is stitch welded and looks like it uses a single gauge metal for all the pieces. The CJ Pony Parts box did seem to have a more durable paint than the Classic Parts box.

I still had to tweak the Classic Parts box to get it to fit, but no files were involved. Despite me trying to aggressively coax the metal to fit, the CJ Pony Parts box would have required me to hog out holes on my C10 to fit. It is pretty obvious there is an issue just from a casual look a the box.

Can't believe these guys don't have a simple jig to quality check these at the factory.

Another source of irritation from CJ Pony Parts is I ordered the "stainless" hold down kit. Well.....it's not stainless. Looks to be bright zinc plated. I wrote them and all they had to say is "our supplier says its stainless".

I'll throw the CJ Pony Parts battery box into the trash. Shipping it back would eat up most of the cost of the battery box.