Upon my request, Bob from EV America was kind enough to provide me with some basic battery rack plans. It looks like I will have to modify them to fit my truck year and the fact that I plan to use 24 batteries instead of 20. However, the plans are a great starting point.
I plan to put in the order tomorrow morning. Yes, this is a little more than I need but I hate running out during a build session and I plan to use the extra on the Porsche racks.
Battery Racks:
- 6-10' x 2" x .25" steel flat bar for front bracing and rear U band supports
- 3-10' x 3" x .25" steel flat bar for rear box center and longitudinal supports
- 4-10' x 1.5" x .125" steel square tubing for rear battery racks main suports
- 1-1' x 1' x .25" steel plate for front of middle box bracing to frame
- 2-10' x 2" x .125" steel angle for engine compartment battery rack
- 1-10' x 1" x .125" steel square tubing
- 2-8' x 4' x .25" polypropylene (white) for battery box walls
- 1-8' x 4' x .5" polypropylene (white) for battery box lids and main control board
These are the batteries that I plan to use. They are supposed to be one of the best deep cycle sealed lead batteries.
http://www.trojanbattery.com/Products/T-1456V.aspx
I also ordered some POR15 ChassisCoat which is a very high quality resin based paint that I plan to use on my frame and battery racks.
That's it for today...
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