Forester MBS 2401R Battery Upgrade

As part of my Solar installation, I needed to upgrade my batteries. I would have liked to go to LiFe PO4 but could not justify the cost, so I went with less expensive Trojan T105's in order to do this I had to modify my battery compartment raising it 1 1/2" to make room for the added height of the Trojans.

This is what I started with

Due to the extra width of the Trojans, I had to relocate the existing circuit breakers.

Using 2X2 lumber I built a frame around the existing battery compartment.

Then installed the batteries. An added benefit of doing this is my wiring is much neater and maintaining the batteries is much easier.