Kerwin: Thanks for the picture. It looks like you just ran wood screws straight into the spruce rather than using nuts... I might have to do that same thing. If I mount the battery low enough, I can get my balancer in there pretty easy.
It turned out that I had a little more cash than I thought, so I went ahead and picked up the Saito last night. I might not get to install it this weekend though...

Too much homework. LOL
-Eric