I cut off the spare tire mount and pushed mine closer to the inside sheet metal. I bought a steel box from summit because I may go with a longer 16-volt battery and the box is longer. This was a great Idea, but I could never get it to pass tech. I see you working out of your garage, and it reminded me of when I first started on my 57 back in 1974. The ground was my work bench too. And those ants would have been cooked if I had that torch..lol.
Turned out beautiful Rob, you definitely are king of the details! Cool tips on restoring the plastic pieces like that, never seen that before, nice job man!