Patent ID: 8387223

Claim:
A method of converting a production hybrid motor vehicle to a hybrid livery motor vehicle having an extended passenger compartment, the method comprising the steps of: disconnecting a battery of the vehicle; unplugging a service disconnect from the battery and removing the battery; removing the vehicle left and right kick panels; removing B-Pillar covers and upper Pillar covers of the vehicle; removing the vehicle's seats; removing the vehicle's seat belts; removing the vehicle's shoulder harnesses; unplugging the vehicle's overhead and front vanity minor; removing the vehicle overhead dome light; removing the vehicle headliner; removing the vehicle's carpet unplugging the vehicle's OEM wiring and repositioning the OEM wiring; removing the vehicle's rear deck; removing the vehicle's rear door panels; removing the vehicle's front step plates; welding a frame of the vehicle onto a preloaded rack of the production hybrid motor vehicle; welding a body of the vehicle to the rack; installing the vehicle's inside racks in the rear and front of the vehicle; cutting the vehicle's fuel lines and cutting the vehicle's brake lines from front of bend in the vehicle's lines at rear floor; installing a floor support into the vehicle; cutting the vehicle; grinding the vehicle's welding surfaces; installing the vehicle's inner and outer supports; installing a 1″×2″×⅛″ tube in the vehicle's upper roof rail and welding the upper roof rail into place with 6⅛″ spacing; installing the vehicle's inner and outer roof rails; installing the vehicle's inner rocker supports; installing the vehicle's inner and outer rocker panels; installing the vehicle's floor panels; installing the vehicle's floor supports; installing an inner support plate and bow in the vehicle's roof; clamping the vehicle's assembly to maintain roof shape; and installing the vehicle's roof bow at drawing location.