<VV> Wire connections - no Corvair

[Stephen Upham]

I need some advise.  My Probe GT was stolen.  I recovered it (sans  
wheels and battery).  When I attempted to replace the battery, I  
found that the harness leads to the battery posts had been cut (the  
jerks even went to the trouble of going several inches back from the  
battery post connection to make the cuts).  Is it possible to splice  
(butt connections) wires to what is left of the leads, or am I  
looking at replacing the entire wiring harness?

Stephen U