So with the paint still drying on the front suspension parts I turned my attention to the back of the car today and realised something that makes me very happy.
At first I removed the side panels, the sodden carpet and the lid of the fish tank along with the plastic screw inserts.
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Then discovered I was able to use M6 rivnuts without any drilling. I may want to use these to hold the battery pack down along with the four tie down points.
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And painted the crustiest bits when it suddenly hit me I was being very stupid.
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You might remember I built a battery box to hold 6 large modules under the boot but decided not to use it because it would require removal of the fish tank.
I had already previously built a box to fit the fuel tank space which holds 4 large and 2 small modules but didn't want to use it as doing so caused some complications.
When I first decided not to use the lower rear box I considered going back to the fuel tank box but as it isn't as big I would be left with nowhere to put two modules and now I've realised they can go in the fish tank.
In fact with a bit of jiggling of battery positions in the big box I might be able to do away with the 2 small modules in the fuel tank box and make it easier to install.
So although it will cause a lot more work I think I can now get all the modules into the car without cutting or drilling anything.