Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread

A little help in the handling department is made by shifting the weight of the battery from the nose of the car to the trunk. I toyed with the idea of mounting it on the floor between the wheel tubs for best weight balance. After building some temp mounts I decided that location would make getting to the battery an exercise in contorsionism. So the normal placement in the right rear area of the trunk was chosen. A support frame was built and welded into the frame rail at floor level. The aluminum marine battery "box" was picked up at the MATS swap meet several years ago and put in the parts pile for the Duster. An appropriately sized cardboard box gives you an idea of the final product.