15 October 08 - 11:4615 October 08 Update
We've been busy with the truck but just now getting around to updating the blog. Found out the emergency brake problem was only needing an adjustment so that's fixed now.Got the battery racks finished under the bed except for painting and lining the boxes. My US2200 batteries measure 7x10.25x9.5T plus 1.25T extra for the battery posts. I'm going to use political signs to line the boxes, a good use for them! I managed to get 22 batteries under the bed. 14 batteries straddle the drive shaft and 8 are behind the rear axle. Two on each side of the drive shaft slide under the cab a few inches but that won't be a problem. I'll undercoat the cab to protect it from the acid fumes. I welded an angle iron across the frame under the truck to attach the two racks paralleling the drive shaft. This gives me a total of 132V under the cab. I'm putting two more under the hood to get my 144V. ... (more)
