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No step by step, but I did mine for reasons of better balence from lower-to-the-ground weight, better ventillation of the hydrogen emitted by all charging batteries and getting the acid corrosion out of the area with the front brake crossover line directly behind the OEM battery. You'll find that once you cut the trunk floor, you have little choice- the inner edge of your hole is bound by the front firewall and the outer by the sheet metal steering rack support. The left side is restricted by the clutch line. I used no box at all- I built a simple 2-1/2" wide angle-iron crossmember between the two front frame rails. The battery sits directly on it with the water tubes running just below. Can't get better ventillation than that! On my 'L' model, the long battery cable could be rerouted to reach the sunken battry thru the grommet used by the original AC drain hole. The ground cable is attached to one of the rack mounting bolts. Oh, yes- it took 3 months of dithering before I actually cut the hole!
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