# Stainless Heavy Truck Battery Box. Computer Designed/ CNC Cut **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572 "2011-08-16T20:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zero5672](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zero5672/32/5255_2.png) [@zero5672](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero5672)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/1 "2011-08-16T20:24:20Z")
Doing a small job for a friend of mines shop. This is the idea. Off to waterjet cutting tomorrow!! Staying up to finish up my ideas. Holds a bank of 6 batteries, 6 volt guys, totaling 426lbs. It will be completely constructed from stainless to help with the corrosion issues we have up here in NY. Any opinions on improvements will be appreciated, assholes that thinks I cant design will not. [ https://youtu.be/YloNRFnWU3M ](http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/?action=view¤t=IMG_0838.mp4)[COLOR=“Silver”] ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11773.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11773.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11785.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11785.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11784.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11784.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11782.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11782.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11781.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11781.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11774.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11774.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11776.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11776.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11778.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11778.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11779.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11779.jpg) ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11780.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11780.jpg) All the welding was done with my new machine that I purchased to replace my old Miller Dynasty…simply amazing machine…200DX Tig Runner Package ![http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11744.jpg](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/zero5672/iPhoneDownload8-20-11744.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![zero5672](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zero5672/32/5255_2.png) [@zero5672](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero5672)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/2 "2011-08-16T21:09:24Z")
Updates tomorrow, well today, actual parts this time ---
**Author:** ![zero5672](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zero5672/32/5255_2.png) [@zero5672](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero5672)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/3 "2011-08-20T14:50:41Z")
Pics are up!! Decided to go with all stainless hardware, every component used to make the slides is even 304 stainless. ---
**Author:** ![schwidley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schwidley/32/6128_2.png) [@schwidley](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwidley)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/4 "2011-08-20T23:13:44Z")
I like it man. Being in the heavy truck business, i know how long most battery boxes last… ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/5 "2011-08-21T08:02:58Z")
what is the purpose of the rod that goes across the front? ---------- Post added at 11:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:01 AM ---------- > [@schwidley](#): > > I like it man. Being in the heavy truck business, i know how long most battery boxes last… If these fail often due to corrosion/rust why are they made out of metal? ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/6 "2011-08-22T08:17:32Z")
Nice temporary welding shop isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/7 "2011-08-22T08:26:31Z")
Looking forward to my weld job! ---
**Author:** ![LowlyOilBurner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@LowlyOilBurner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LowlyOilBurner)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/8 "2011-08-23T04:51:28Z")
Saw this box in person yesterday, looks absolutely great! ---
**Author:** ![turbominime4door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@turbominime4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbominime4door)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/9 "2011-08-23T08:56:56Z")
Yea he does amazing work for sure,I will post pics later of my turbo mani,downpipe,dumptube,charge piping and intercooler he did for my civic ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/10 "2011-08-23T10:28:49Z")
> [@LowlyOilBurner](#): > > Saw this box in person yesterday, looks absolutely great! It’s amazing what you can learn on Youtube! LOL, I hope no one honestly takes that seriously. Good to see your angry ass and I’m sure you loved hating with Krant. ---
**Author:** ![turbominime4door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@turbominime4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbominime4door)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/11 "2011-08-23T13:24:35Z")
actually thinking about it,i think lowly welded up my intercooler,its corys huge one from his integra ---
**Author:** ![schwidley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schwidley/32/6128_2.png) [@schwidley](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwidley)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/12 "2011-08-23T14:11:05Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > If these fail often due to corrosion/rust why are they made out of metal? Why do they continue to make brake/fuel lines out of regular metal? And some Freightliners actually have wood across the bottom to hold the batteries up. ---
**Author:** ![zero5672](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zero5672/32/5255_2.png) [@zero5672](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero5672)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stainless-heavy-truck-battery-box-computer-designed-cnc-cut/215572/13 "2011-08-29T17:40:00Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > what is the purpose of the rod that goes across the front? > > ---------- Post added at 11:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:01 AM ---------- > > If these fail often due to corrosion/rust why are they made out of metal? The rods across the front are referred to as “slide bolts” they secure the slide tray while in the retracted position. The handles are designed so the access door of the truck can not be closed without the batteries being in the locked position. And to answer your question about the OEM material failing due to corrosion. They use steel on them because of cost. My cost on an 1/8" sheet of steel is $175, the cost if this material per sheet is a little less than $500. Even though what they make doesn’t last long, they can sell replacement units at $1000 per unit. If you could please a customer by selling them something that works, and make them come back again a couple years later to buy another one from you, would you want to do that? Of course! More money in your pocket because your the ONLY one who makes them. I can re-manufacture pretty much anything, and beat the pricing on available solutions. This being just one example.