Wow, it's been a month since I've posted. Where does the time go?? Oh yeah, 2 weeks overseas for work and a vacation tacked on afterwards.
Anyways, last I left off working on the trunk extension for the passenger side along with a recessed battery tray (idea courtesy of Wayne, thanks!). On the day I left for China, I started building a basic box slightly larger than the dimensions Optima has on their website. Only I didn't leave myself enough material so I had to add a bit more. (Math never was my strong suit)
I was able to get back in the garage yesterday and add the bottom to my battery tray, as well as recycle the last of my original tail panel- I saved the pieces in between the tail lights. I used these as supports for the bottom of my battery tray box. I also made a frame rail brace, and boxed in the frame in that area. I also worked on trimming the trunk extension panel to make room for the battery box.
Of course, my Eastwood welder pooped out on me (will deal with that this week), but I still have my Miller so I continued working with that for the day. Hopefully I can get more time in next weekend.
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