I bought one of the FFMetal battery boxes from Linwood. It really is a nice item, and it is indeed made with precision. However, it is designed for the Factory Five Racing Roadster. And although the Roadster and the Coupe share the same chassis design, they are not identical.
So I did not expect the box to just plug into the trunk area like the Roadster. But I know several builders who have installed the FFMetal battery box successfully into a Type 65 Coupe.
Looking at the Factory Five Racing forums, I found my answer – thanks to “Fluge” and “CJBergquist” for their posts, pictures and advice!
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- FFMetal battery box for the Roadster, trying to fit into the Type 65 Coupe chassis. Very tight by just a smidgen.
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- Battery box for the Roadster fitment into the Type 65 Coupe – just a little off.
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- Another view
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- The secret! Remove the side panels and slip it in from the middle of the span or from underneath the chassis.
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- View of the passenger side of the box.
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- Now the box can be pushed into place.
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- Here’s a look at the cut-out from the inside of the box.
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- There is one place that needs some trimming – the X-brace on the driver’s side.
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- Another view of the battery box with sides removed.
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- View of the battery box from the rear.
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- Another view…
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- FFMetal battery box cleco-ed into place.
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- Re-drilling rivet holes. Only the driver side needed new holes.
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- Using a “mending plate” for a pattern, new rivet holes were drilled in-between the original holes.
I will be painting the inside and outside of the battery box at the next work session. Stay tuned for more updates….
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