Robert Juarez posted this to Facebook:
"Meanwhile back at the day job almost have this Bug eyed Sprite battery box finished and ready to paint. This is what you have to do when there’s no trunk lid but you want to stuff a bunch of batteries in the back of your ride. Cut a big hole in the back floor and fabricate a box that will drop down from the bottom with all the batteries installed in it. I’ll have this little electric Sprite cruising around town not making a sound soon. Almost done Fred !"
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| Big hole in the boot floor also let Robert get inside to do some of the sheet metal work without crawling in from the cabin |
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| Corners all trued up before welding |
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| Parts cut and ready to assemble |
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| Excellent fit for the batteries (note: trial fit, not correct battery orientation |
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Mounting brackets added
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View from the underside
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| In place |
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Note the subtle curve in the
mounting bracket to conform
with the slope of the floor |
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| Shoot on a coat of black pickup bed liner and it will disappear |
Thanks Robert, really beautiful work!
