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Re: Replacing Battery Box - 70 Mk3

To: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Subject: Re: Replacing Battery Box - 70 Mk3
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:51:31 -0700
Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
> 
> Here's a thought on another way to do this:
> 
> Assuming all the rust and holes are in the bottom of the battery box,
> chop off the bottom port of the box, and cut off the top part of
> the replacement box.  Then shove the new part up over the old box
> from inside the car, and put rivets/screws in the sides to hold
> them together.  With the battery in place, the repair would not
> be visible.


If you go that route, DO NOT CUT UP A NEW BOX!!!!  I have the bottom part of a 
perfectly good battery box that I cut off Tiny Tim when I relocated the
battery to the rear of the passenger compartment.  

Joe

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