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