Where do you mount all of the other components?
When you are designing your front battery mounts you can
also design a system for holding your controller, contacts and
battery charger. This makes sense so take a little time to
design an efficient system.
We used a piece of ¾ inch plywood that we painted with
enamel paint as a backer board for our assembly. Put it on a
slight tilt to level if possible so that water does not collect on
the surface and will drain away properly.
You will want to retain the old power steering pump and
possibly the air conditioning depending on where you live.
They will need to be remounted and your front shaft of the
electric motor used to power them. More details on that
later.
You can start with the body members or your motor mounts,
where you think would be best situated for the various
components of the air conditioning and the power steering
system.
We located them just above the electric motor and were able
to retain the original hoses from the former gas motor.
These devices will run off of a pulley system that is powered
off of the electric motor. The main concern is getting the
pulleys aligned straight so they run smoothly. They must be
kept on the same centerline or the belt will run off.
This will take some trial and error with a straight edge and a
small level to get it just right, but take the time to get it.