Installing the On Board Charger

Well my charger is old, but still allows for 30 amps and that is more than enough for my application.

I wanted the charger to be as out of the way as possible, so I decided to bury it in the wall in the rear of the Vitara.  This means I needed  to cut some bracing out and build a box to put it on top.  I’ll also need to build air intakes to make sure it doesn’t overheat when it’s running.  So I spent the day (after fiberglassing of course) cutting all the steel to go in place. The box needs to be lifted about 16 cm to clear the wheel well.  When I was creating the box, I decided to give it a cubby hole where we could store some things like a first aid kit and simple tools so they don’t crash around the outside.

I’ll add some more pics once it’s installed as I need to weld it together first.

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