I really wanted to avoid using a cell. Mainly from the feedback here about things like gas smell inside the car. But I may not have any other realistic options.
Once (if ever) this car is done it is planned to be my daily driver, and depending on where I am working it could be 20-30 miles drive. In the Phoenix area, so high temps and lots of sunlight are a factor.
74 wagon, so I can't seal off the trunk like a trunk car. I have been thinking of lowering the cell a bit so I could put a hatch above it to close it to the interior of the car except when having to put gas in. Or I could just run a floor back from my custom built battery/storage box, which is about 4 inches higher than the cargo floor. Admittedly that would be easier, but I also need to have room for a spare 15inch tire on top of it. But it would be great for tools/jack storage.
My other possible option is to use a 70's GM gas tank, the type that have the filler neck behind the license plate in the rear bumper. I haven't been able to find one of those cheap enough to play with to see if it is even feasible yet.
I have already cut out the spare tire well so I could go with a different tank. It wouldn't be that much more work to cut out the rest of that part of the floor if needed.
And even though I have already mounted the battery, if I go with a cell I will just make the frame to hold the battery as well like I've seen done here. In reality that would only be a couple of feet more and I haven't cut the cables yet. Then I'd use the current battery location as a subwoofer box probably.
Looking for any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/beware of's.
Thanks,
Russ