Anyone mount battery UNDER, or flush in trunk?

sounds like you havent started the fuel cell yet?
are you buying or building one?

if you're building it you could "notch" the fuel cell to allow room for the battery and incorporate the battery compartment in the fuel cell support
of you're buying one it would be a little harder, but i would try to mount the battery behind the fuel cell, on the same frame

I have an aluminum cell already, so using that. And you are correct, needs mounted in a cage per NHRA. I was doing the same trap door idea for accessing the fuel cap. I like your idea of incorporating the two!!!!