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"I'll look at some of these things while I'm there.  When I converted the Voltour to electric, I couldn't get the filler neck out and ended up having to melt it with a blowtorch (after draining and removing the gas tank).  The 1/2\" tube going to the emissions control canister was rusted next to the brake lines.  The unibody \"frame\" box bits on either side of the spare tire well also have major rusting around each hole.  Maybe a welding shop can double up the metal to make things strong enough to support battery boxes in an upcoming conversion to an \"Electrique.\"  The gas tank straps also look okay, oddly enough.  I'll have to look more closely at the filler rings in the morning "
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