Well, its done and installed. I leared the hard way and built 2 templates and then bent up one out of aluminum. Took it to have it welded up and they said it was too thin. So they made one out of thicker aluminum with flanges and rivets. I wasnt sure about that, but its very strong. Removed the frame rail that the battery used and salvaged the battery mount for reuse inside the air box. I did that because I worry about that battery comming loose in a metal box. Not to mention its very secure in that. I ride in the desert mostly so that made sence. I ran all the wires, rectifier, and solenoid all inside the box through a hole in the front of the box. Looks so much better now.

 

I may be wrong but does'nt these alum air boxes sell on ebay, from cfm?

 

Not one that holds a battery in it. I looked, called, and emailed. Nothing is out there anymore for the DS air & battery box. So I made one. And even with the cost of extra material wasted, it was still WAY cheaper than the ones they used to sell for $199. However there was alot of time involved.

 

Get some pics

 

n/m i see it now

 

I have a top view of it on my pics page.

 

Sorry for that and I should of known you all prob already checked into that. Thanks for that info. Just out of curiousity why do guys want the battery in the airbox? RUSS

 

I did it because it gets the battery out of the way of rocks when I am in the desert going 50mph. Also did it because it cleans up the whole area, it hides alot of mess. You can also loose a couple pounds and if you dont reuse the battery mount you can loose a little more.

 

Look good nice work

 

Just installed my custom made outerwears cover on the box.

I put pictures in my gallery - last 2 images.