trunk rust question, how much do i cut out? |
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trunk rust question, how much do i cut out? |
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Sep 1 2004, 01:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Nutley, NJ Member No.: 2,030 Region Association: North East States |
ok, in the rear trunk, at the rear most, behind the dogbone, its pretty decently rusted....now the rear panel isnt rusted, just the trunk floor...my question is can i get by with just cutting out the floor, or do i have to do the whole back section like sir andy..
im not the greatest welder, so id like to stay away from the entire thing, if possible, i dont really wanna compromise the strength of teh chassis i dont have a pic of the spot, so i will graciously use one of sir andy's (i hope you dont mind) Attached image(s) |
Mueller |
Sep 1 2004, 01:18 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
depending on how bad the rust is, the "proper" way is to replace the entire panel, this requires removing the spot welds and replacing it with a new or good used panel.
patching can be done also if you cut out the area and replace with donor patch, this can be easier and less work....the challange will be finding a good donor patch....the panel might be available from Restoration Design (???) any idiot can get a piece of flat metal and weld up a hole, but it'll look like cr@p and piss off the next owner (BTDT on both occasions, LOL) |
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