[DeTomaso] Front Trunk Floor Recessed Battery Box [was: Fuel Cells]

[Göran Malmberg]

Right, the thrunk floor an also the profiles holding the steering rack add 
to structural strenght.

The battery box factory built in this area is not of any concern as long as 
the car is keept unchanged
around the radiator. Myself I did a big cutout for hood vent, and in such 
case I should not accept
a battery cut out like this.

For a monocoque construction like the Pantera, that is made from sheet 
metal, it is not easy to
rinforce an area like this. Tubes places spot loads, and one must know to 
what areas to direct
the force from the coilover mount.

Ragards
Goran

> <<< Second, the trunk floor in a stock Pantera is a structural part of the 
> front suspension;
>  cut that away and you'll have to add some serious bracing to return front 
> frame stiffness to stock levels. >>>
>
>  What about the recessed battery boxes mounted in the front trunk floor? 
> Do they
>  compromise the structural integrity of the front end and front suspension 
> geometry?  Or, are
>  they small enough or mounted in a non-critical area such that they don't 
> impact the front
>  frame stiffness?  Inquiring minds want to know!
>
>  Thanks,
>  Garth
>  #4033
>
>
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