<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpa627629eyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Just a guess but they loved spot welds so it may be spot welded. If that is the case it is just a matter of finding the spots and drilling them out. I did that on my TR6 when I replaced the hump on the parcel shelf with a flat piece. I now have a flat parcel shelf. (The IRS doesn't need the hump.)</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpa627629esignature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 09:33:56 AM CST, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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<p class="ydp7486b56byiv1243650494MsoNormal">Is the battery box welded in? glued in? bolted in? I can’t really tell. Is it welded in then that’s seam sealer around it? I am pretty sure this car is very original; the window sticker is 1972 and the car does not look like its been
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