the 16 gauge steel rear battery box, folded and welded by yours truly
rear battery box rear support crossmember
1" square stock with angle on the ends to bear on the subframe members
notch in rear deck/spare tire well for crossmember
dotted line shows where subframe member goes underneath. nevermind that harmless surface rust
"the hole" with crossmember test fit in place. I have been through a lot of sawzall blades in this project
the box test fit
there will be four optima batteries in this box, and one on each side of the transmission tunnel (and 10 up front)
underneath, looking towards the passenger side. note the cut away spare tire well
quiz: which motorcycle is mine?
22 gauge sheet bent and fit to the wheel wells and tranny tunnel
new 'storage comparment' walls test fit
it fits!
a second coat of POR15 for the suspension parts with deeper rust
and some POR15 for my frame patches. this will all be re-undercoated eventually