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.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Aluminum sheet of good gauge screwed in and seam sealer here. Firewall for both fuel tank fire and flying battery if it is installed out back.
Keep those two cross braces for support and rigidity.
Hardly no weight with those to be concerned where you need the most weight after all.

 

[33 IMP]

Aluminum panel. Screwed to parcel shelf and cross brace. Covered in pass compartment by (very!) lightweight indoor/outdoor carpet.
Battery, fuel cell, and fuel pump in trunk, never a hassle with tech.

 

[Virg464]

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.

Picked up 6 sheets of poster board to start making templates with.

 

[Virg464]

Aluminum panel. Screwed to parcel shelf and cross brace. Covered in pass compartment by (very!) lightweight indoor/outdoor carpet.
Battery, fuel cell, and fuel pump in trunk, never a hassle with tech.

Did you use a spray-able adhesive to attach the carpet?

 

[33 IMP]

Did you use a spray-able adhesive to attach the carpet?

Yes. Carpeted the whole interior of my 62 Savoy with gray indoor/outdoor, spray glued in place where necessary. I think total weight of carpet used was around ten pounds. I bought a few yards from a HD, but I haven't seen the stuff I bought for many years.