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Re: [TR] 58 TR3A battery box

To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] 58 TR3A battery box
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 16:24:44 +0000 (UTC)
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Just a guess but they loved spot welds so it may be spot welded.=C2=A0 If t=
hat is the case it is just a matter of finding the spots and drilling them =
out.=C2=A0 I did that on my TR6 when I replaced the hump on the parcel shel=
f with a flat piece.=C2=A0 I now have a flat parcel shelf.=C2=A0 (The IRS d=
oesn't need the hump.)
Dave=20


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    On Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 09:33:56 AM CST, dave northrup <dave@r=
anteer.com> wrote:  =20

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Is the battery box welded in?=C2=A0 glued in?=C2=A0 bolted in?=C2=A0 I can=
=E2=80=99t really tell.=C2=A0 Is it welded in then that=E2=80=99s seam seal=
er around it?=C2=A0 I am pretty sure this car is very original; the window =
sticker is 1972 and the car does not look like its been messed with, just n=
eglected
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 Is it welded in then that=E2=80=99s seam sealer around it?&nbsp; I am pret=
ty sure this car is very original; the window sticker is 1972 and the car d=
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