Sheet Metal Divider, How to?

[Virg464]

Tried to find a thread on this but wasn't successful. Wondering how you guys install the sheet metal divider where the rear seat use to be (dedicated 1/4 mile car). Mainly looking at the wheel well area (I have a soap stone line on plane with the cross brace) and the floor pan area, the cross bracing and the package tray area are pretty straight forward. Do you install (screw/rivet/spot weld) brackets in place to attach the sheet metal to? Is it possible that someone offers cut to fit kits, or something like that?

 

[68-500]

Does your track require a firewall there? I have a sheet of plastic cut for my car. If metal is required I spot weld where I can and seam seal the rest

 

[Lefty71]

I would fab a pattern out of cardboard until i was satisfied with the shape. Both of mine were just held in place to those supports with a couple rivets. Probably not code if anyone was to look. And surely the source of a nasty drone in both cars. HTH, Lefty

 

[Virg464]

Does your track require a firewall there? I have a sheet of plastic cut for my car. If metal is required I spot weld where I can and seam seal the rest

Yeah, sheet metal or a slightly heavy gauge aluminum is required. Is the seam seal any thing special or just a standard automotive seam sealer?

 

[Virg464]

I would fab a pattern out of cardboard until i was satisfied with the shape. Both of mine were just held in place to those supports with a couple rivets. Probably not code if anyone was to look. And surely the source of a nasty drone in both cars. HTH, Lefty

I have a feeling I may be over thinking this.

 

[Fran Blacker]

What ever sealer you use I'd buy paintable sealer.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I made a cardboard template for my car first. Then, I made the divider out of a black powder coated aluminum sheet, then ran beads of sealer on the body rear seat area cross supports and screwed in place with several sheet metal screws.