You mean the piece held in place by pop-rivets? It's not structural. In fact, anything you build in there to hold batteries will probably add to the rigidity. Do you have any pictures of your progress? Greg _____ From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of doctorDHD@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:17 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [DMCForum] Electric DeLorean Conversion Well Tom Neiland and I removed the cooling system and gas tank yesterday in further preparation for the conversion to electric power. Now a big question. I am thinking of removing the "floor" of the front bonnet compartment, including the recess for the spare tire, to allow more room for batteries. Anyone have an opinion as to whether this will have any structural impact? I plan to leave about a 2 -3 inch border of fiberglass around the perimeter. BTW the engine and tranny are already out and the new electric motor has arrived.... Thank you, Dave Delman 1981 Electric DeLorean Project [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:DMCForum-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:DMCForum-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/