This project started a few years ago and is still a work in progress. I’m currently fabricating the battery to be a 20s18p pack from Panasonic 18650 cells. Here’s a video from the first motor controller test.

A mockup motor mount plate

The actual motor mount plate cut from scrap aluminum

Side view

A mock-up of the battery in the frame

Spot welding one half (10 cells) of the battery pack