Front battery box in truck4310 viewsThis is the front Battery Box that will hold 6 Golf Cart batteries under the hood.May 29, 2009
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Ceramic Heater4471 viewsThis shows where it all mounts behind the glove box.
May 15, 2009
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Ceramic Heater5831 viewsThis is a 1500W Ceramic Heater mounted where the old Heater core was.
I kept the original overheat switch from the ceramic heater, and added another (at the top) just to be paranoid.
Since I'll be powering it from a 288V pack, I only need to use the center and outer connectors to the core.May 15, 2009
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Old Heater Core5192 viewsI was really surprised at how easy it was to get the old heater core out of the truck.
Just pop out the glovebox, and remove the panel behind it.
That uncovers the core.May 15, 2009
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Battery Box Fiberglass4024 viewsThis is what the bottom looks like after being fiberglassed with a single layer of fairly heavy chopped mat fiberglass with Epoxy resin.May 15, 2009
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Battery Box Bottom Insulation3955 viewsThe insulation on the bottom of the battery box is permanent, and will be encased in the fiberglass.
It's 2" (1.5" actual) foam board.May 15, 2009
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Battery Box shaping3987 viewsAs you can see, I had to shape some of the corners to fit the rounded parts of the truck bed.May 15, 2009
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Battery Hold Down mounting4644 viewsBox is upside down. This shows all the flange nuts I put in the bottom for the battery hold downs to bolt into.May 15, 2009
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Battery Hold Downs3684 viewsAll the battery hold down posts are in place. These are 3/8 allthread into the flange nuts on the bottom of the box.
There are posts on either side of each pair of batteries.
A square bar will be across the full width of the box, bolted to all the posts in that row.May 15, 2009
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Battery Box Mount3360 viewsThere are 2 5/8" bolts at the back of the box to hold the box down to the bed. To keep these from pulling through the wood/fiberglass box, I put a long 1/4" thick steel plate behind each bolt.May 15, 2009
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Battery Hold Down Post Nuts3650 viewsI put a little weld in the bottom of each hold down flange nut so that the post can't be screwed in too far.
This is to prevent it being screwed down through the covering fiberglass at a later date.May 15, 2009
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Battery Box Mount 3319 viewsThere are 2 more 5/8" bolts at the front of the box, with another steel plate for them.May 15, 2009
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