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I’m replacing the bottom rear trunk drop-off in our old family car 1965 Rangoon Red 2V coupe. The top piece is solid but the inside(holds up the gas tank) drop is rusty and the outside piece(toward quarter) is shot.
I have the whole floor piece as well as the outer piece. The outer piece overlaps the top of the panel by an inch. Do I just plug weld that on top of the existing piece or tack it down and cut and butt weld it?
I know I should replace the whole floor but the whole repro piece is much flimsier that the drop-off section. I bought them both at restoremustangs.com so it goes to show you how quality varies. I figure I can section in the rusty pieces and keep as much original metal as I can.
Don
I have the whole floor piece as well as the outer piece. The outer piece overlaps the top of the panel by an inch. Do I just plug weld that on top of the existing piece or tack it down and cut and butt weld it?
I know I should replace the whole floor but the whole repro piece is much flimsier that the drop-off section. I bought them both at restoremustangs.com so it goes to show you how quality varies. I figure I can section in the rusty pieces and keep as much original metal as I can.
Don