Spare Tire Well Rust - Trunk Pan
In this image the seam is welded all the way around (click to enlarge). Note how the 2 1/2" body plug holes are not cut in the new metal yet:
Here you can see the seam under the car. Note how the rear valance is plug welded to the bottom of the pan:
I used two cut off wheels placed into a 4 1/2" angle grinder to put the two slots into the bottom of the pan for the bracket. At this point I used a 2 1/2" inch high speed hole saw bit to cut the body plug holes:
One thing I did do before proceeding with paint is to test fit the new gas tank and make sure everything lines up correctly. I didn't want to find out there was a problem after painting:
After all welds were grinded smooth, welded again, then grinded (and repeat about 15 times) I took a wire wheel to the entire tunk area, masked off the car, and painted the trunk. I ordered the GG1 Forest Green paint in Enamel spray cans from www.towerpaint.com :
In this image the seam is welded all the way around (click to enlarge). Note how the 2 1/2" body plug holes are not cut in the new metal yet:
Here you can see the seam under the car. Note how the rear valance is plug welded to the bottom of the pan:
I used two cut off wheels placed into a 4 1/2" angle grinder to put the two slots into the bottom of the pan for the bracket. At this point I used a 2 1/2" inch high speed hole saw bit to cut the body plug holes:
One thing I did do before proceeding with paint is to test fit the new gas tank and make sure everything lines up correctly. I didn't want to find out there was a problem after painting:
After all welds were grinded smooth, welded again, then grinded (and repeat about 15 times) I took a wire wheel to the entire tunk area, masked off the car, and painted the trunk. I ordered the GG1 Forest Green paint in Enamel spray cans from www.towerpaint.com :
