Installation of the motor mount

After receiving the freshly welded motor mount and front battery box back from Mr. Butler’s father, Michael and I decided to give them both a fresh coat of paint before installation. We started with a basic primer to give the metal a smoother finish and capped it off with a gloss black coat. After the paint was dry to the touch, Mike and I decided to place the motor mount into the car and bolt it down. It was a successful fit.


This is a before picture of where we had marked a guide line of where the two peices of metal needed to be bonded.


This is the after photo of where the metal was joined by a stick/electrode welder. The white areas are where a great deal of penetration was concentrated so that the weld would support the amount of torque that the electric motor is going to put out.




This is a picture of the weld that is holding the foot on the front battery box. These two feet, one on each side, will be welded to the sub frame of the car.


This is a picture of Michael cleaning up the metal with a grinder brush.


Shooting a coat of primer.


A quick snap of my hand while it is spraying a coat of primer on the battery rack.


Mike taking his time while giving the motor mount a coat of black.


Mike touching up the thin spots.


I later sprayed a second coat of black on both the motor mount and battery rack. About two hours later Mike and I installed the completed motor mount.