Seat Mount Reinforcement metal, ..welded to the under side floor Options

[Literati914]

Ok, under the car, one on each side - is a 'seat mount reinforcement' strip of metal about 20" long. I've got a couple questions before welding my replacements on:

- About 1/4" from the rear edge of the floor is where they should start, is that correct?

- Because of the way these are pressed they basically form a 'tube' of sorts when mated to the underside of the floor - but unless the small end (towards the rear edge of the floor) is closed up somehow, there will be access for water and dirt to enter. How is this correctly dealt with? Looking at my old rust pieces, that area just looks like it was 'pushed' shut. Probably why there's rust there.

- Anyone got pics of work done on this particular area?


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[mgp4591]

I had the same questions when I welded mine in as well. I looked up images of the repaired area online and made my best guess...the fat end goes towards the rear. I made sure to get as much Zero Rust in there as I could, then swabbed Herculiner in there too as I undercoated the outer floor. Hopefully the tinworms won't get in there too.