Answer: Caulk, cabinet plywood, and screws...Question: ...what are things this Triumph's battery box has in common with the bathroom aisle at Home depot...
While taking off the steering wheel, I noticed foam hanging out underneath where the battery box would sit under the hood. After looking closer at it, it looks that the previous owner had cut out a rectangular piece of cabinet plywood and used caulk and screws to hold it in place over the badly rusted battery box. The foam was used to fill the gap between the plywood and original battery box bottom.
After using utility knife to cut out as much caulk as possible (there was a ton of caulk), I ended up using a crowbar to pry the plywood off. The original battery box is in super bad shape. It is rusted on 40% of its edges and some of the metal easily broke off. Good thing I just signed up for an introductory course to welding at a local vocational high school, looks like I'll definitely be putting that to use.
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