| |
|
|
| The remaining
three out of the twelve battery's will live at the rear
of the car. A hole cut out large enough for them was
made using a 1mm cutting disc and I have to say was a
little awkward due to the angled sides of the boot space.
|
|
Then a frame
made from trusted 40mm angle was fabricated that sits
in to the hole, the idea being that this will actually
become part of the car and then support the the rear
battery frame slides in to it. |
|
|
|
The battery frame itself is made from 40mm & 25mm angle
and some 25mm flat bar, like the other battery racks it
is
oversize to allow the use of foamex board for protection
and insulation.
|
|
This picture shows the foamex board
sitting in the battery retaining frame, which in turn
sits in the securing frame shown earlier. |
|
|
|
And here is proof that all the battery's
fit.
|
|
Two bars that run across the battery
edges will stop the battery's falling out should the
car overturn.
|
|
|
|
Spare pieces of foam insulate
the top of the battery's. Carpet can now be laid over
the top of the pack, almost hiding them from view. A trip
to the powder coaters and that's this part done. |
|
To tidy up the unused cabling that would have originally
gone to the engine, wires were traced back to the bulkhead
and fuse box and if not required they were cut short and
insulated with heat shrink, then bundled in convoluted
tubing and tucked out of the way.
|
|
|
|
To join the battery's together I
have opted to use 25mm x 3mm copper flat bar, where the
terminals are not to close
together the I will be using 95mm welding cable. Here you
can see the bars have been insulated with large heatshrink |
|
It's like Mazda designed the MX5
to be an electric car, this picture shows the 16amp charging
socket, it just fits like a dream, great stuff really, the
hammer wasn't even needed. |
MGF
(11)