Battery box trial
I received the sheet metal parts for the first version of the battery box and started assembling it.
Just before a new lock down, I was able to source some used Nissan Leaf batteries!
While I'm searching some HV batteries, I decided to replace the front headlights, which are a bit weak, with some new LED ones.
I found a pair on ebay for around 30 euros which seem nice and also have DRL and indicators.
I just had to design a couple of metal sheets to secure the headlight to the body and gave them a black paint job to disguise them under the front grill.
Big milestone achieved! The Samurai crawled its first centimeters on electric power alone!
More surprising was the fact that is was using a "battery pack" made of five 20V batteries from Parkside (Lidl), rated at 4Ah each! :D