Under the bed of the Doka, and behind the cab is a rather large storage space that is perfect for half of the battery cells.
The space is rather deep given the modest opening, so to improve accessibility, the battery racks will be mounted on ball bearing sliders. The gussets at the top left corner of the space interfere with the racks. We have to cut notches for clearance, and weld in some structure to keep the bed support strong.
Someone has to go in there to weld the back side of the brackets. This is Paul. Watch Paul disappear.
Here the gusset is notched and reinforced.
Here we are aligning the rails on the battery racks. If these aren't parallel, the slides will bind and not open properly.
The rack is closed.
The rack is open.
The rack is open in the car. (Apologies the Dr. Seuss and we will have to order some more flat bar to finish up the rest of the right rack.)
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