Repair your trunk Floor For about $20.00

[topmill]

Hey everyone well I was looking for cheap trunk pan to repair my raced out Superbee. It had a fuel cell installed when I bought it. This was a 10 sec race car. I decided I wanted to make it into a stupid fast street car so I removed the fuel cell which left a big hole in my trunk floor. I did find a trunk pan for sale but when I tried to order they said it was on back order. After sitting for hours looking at the pan I decided I could make my own. The sheet metal was about $10.00 and the Bondo with fiberglass was about $11.00. I do plan on adding a finishing coat of standard bondo but the pics don't show that yet. If you didn't know the pan should have ribs you wouldn't even know it was incorrect. I think it looks pretty good. DIY and save $$$$. Oh by the way, the welds were all butt welds and done with the 110 volt harbor Freight wire feed welder.

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[CtownChris]

Pretty darn nice!

 

[Archie340]

Looks Good!!

 

[topmill]

Thanks guys. And the best part, got to drink beers.
Here's the car im working on

 

[patrick66]

Very nice work!

 

[moparsteve636]

Nice job!

 

[Riverdawg]

Nice work. Looks like a great car.

 

[aldal]

Looks good....love yellow cars and beer - Mmm beer. :headbang:

 

[Speedbird]

Yep. Solid pan. No reason to replace the whole thing anyway.
Good patch job.

 

[67 Mopar]

...Oh by the way, the welds were all butt welds and done with the 110 volt harbor Freight wire feed welder.

Nice Job!
I have (3) HF welders here... Two 120 volt jobs... the older one (20 + years) is a Flux/MIG job, and the newer one is Flux core only. The third one is a 220 volt Flux/MIG unit that I use primarily for bigger projects with Flux Core. All great welders for GP use around the shop. The old 120 volt job has seen a lot of use over the years.
I have a 120 volt Longevity MigWeld 140 that I use for the thin stuff these days however. It has infinitely variable controls, which makes thin sheet metal work a little easier to deal with. The 120 volt HF unit works well too, but with only 4 settings to choose from, the final control rests with you and the torch.

 

[dvw]

Yep. Solid pan. No reason to replace the whole thing anyway.
Good patch job.

My floor pan, trunk pan, and 1/4's have all been patched. All home made pieces. Cheap is good.
Doug

 

[topmill]

just wondering what gauge medal did you use for your body panels?

 

[dvw]

18 gauge
Doug

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[topmill]

Thanks. getting ready to do lower qtr and also lower the front floor pans 2" to 3" in my Challenger. Adding newer R/T seats but because of the power motors the seats sit too high for the car.