No heat; hammer and a dolly if needed or I have some pliers I’ve made for flange bending and stuff. But it’s not too thick, tack and tap and it’ll go where you want it.
If it was me and I was planning on keeping a 40 in the Caribbean long term I would seriously be considering and looking at a full Aqualu body. Sell the parts you have in CA and order a Aqualu body shipped to your Caribbean home. You don’t even...
I'd be looking for another gear and the one it runs with. You have it apart, fix it correctly and be done. Otherwise it could break at any time and take out more stuff and perhaps strand the rig.
I don't think EV matters in this regard. Modern vehicles are extremely difficult to keep on the road. EV, Gasoline, or diesel
They just have too many fail points