- 2,011
- 73
- 48
- Location
- Orlando, FL
Doc worked on her all day yesterday. Someone hacked the battery box up badly. They torched off the front bracket so they could squeeze in oversized batteries. Doc removed the box and cleaned off the edge that was wrecked by the torch. He fabricated the angle aluminum bracket purchased from Skycraft into the front edge of the box. He cut out a section on the front edge for the battery hold down, riveted on a small piece, and drilled out the teardrop bolt holder. He custom built a new piece that holds the battery box to the body.
The picture titled batt_box_compare.jpg is a shot of Doc's M422. He used his Mite's battery box as a template to build the parts for mine.
Doc's fabrication skills are truly amazing. I think the finished box looks like he ordered and installed a NOS part. He told me last night that there is no way to order a replacement because they don't exist. Nearly every Mite box was hacked to allow for larger batteries.
The picture titled batt_box_compare.jpg is a shot of Doc's M422. He used his Mite's battery box as a template to build the parts for mine.
Doc's fabrication skills are truly amazing. I think the finished box looks like he ordered and installed a NOS part. He told me last night that there is no way to order a replacement because they don't exist. Nearly every Mite box was hacked to allow for larger batteries.