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I finally took care of this problem in my car a couple of weeks ago. My local Pep Boys had a battery tray for ~$10. With about 45 seconds of tweaking with pliers one end slid under the metal lip in the rear of the well, and the forward end had a hole that matched up with where the bolt would sit on the original clip. I bolted that to the car, then took a standard pair of j-rods and battery strap (from the same store) and used those to fasten the battery to the tray. $20 and 20 minutes, the problem is solved.