On my new cheapo eBay 40" board i have about 150mm of clearance using the 6" wheels, so i decided to choose a water-proof case for the VESC’s (it’s about 54mm deep, but with the AT wheels I don’t have to worry about it)
https://peliproducts.co.uk/cases/1040-micro-case.html
The box is apparently water-proof, dust-proof and shock-proof, however, drilling holes for mounting to the board, plus the power and motor wires will probably not help any of that (Sugru might help with sealing it back up again…) Here it is bolted to the underside of the board: -
To ensure it didn’t bang about as I was riding, I used foam tape from RS components which cushions the box between the deck and itself.
M6 button-head bolts are being used for all my box fittings, I figured they would get a good grip on the top of the board once tightened. I made sure to use a spade end on the drill on the top of the board so the bolts had a flat surface to press on.
I may cut slightly deeper tomorrow to get the bolt heads embedded better (maybe an extra half-millimetre or so), don’t want to weaken the board though.
Board was bought on ebay for £40, which was a bargain., searching for the below normally returns a seller: - DIPPED BLACK FREERIDE / FREESTYLE LONGBOARD DROP Down CONCAVE 10 x 40 Cruiser