bigscaht Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 ok here I go with more rust repair....there is a light at the end of the tunnel....i guess!!! Only got the center piece..still waiting on the left side..and although the right side dosent need replaceing..I might jus do it cuz the rest of the floor will be new metal..but I dunno bout that yet....any tips or suggestions on this job???? Quote
Murphy Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Hey Scott, nice progress! I replaced the left panel a year ago, then using those scotch bright pads on the right angle air grinder, I stripped most of the entire floor. Surprising what you find under the paint. Anyway, then several coats of a quality primer and then trunk paint. Turned out great. I also POR15'd the underside since the tank was out. Good Luck! Quote
bigscaht Posted May 15, 2013 Author Posted May 15, 2013 Yeah por 15 is my best friend...lol..that's pretty much the plan..gotta goto harbour freight for some supplys..then get to it..thanks Quote
CKZ03 Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Good progress Scott, glad to see your showing that snowball who the boss is. I would strip down both sides of the sheet metal that still looks good & see how clean it really is, then make your decision to replace the rest of it or not. If its good solid clean steel, I don't see any reason to cut it out & replace it too. Leave it be & less work for you. Just make sure you put plenty of corrosion resistant epoxy and/or direct to metal primer sealer on everything. Keep at it, your getting there! Quote
bigscaht Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 ok so I made a patch piece for the lower wheel well..no need to buy a whole new one for this piece.. Â might as well get all the rust while im in there!! now jus gotta make a patch for that drop off..then I can get the floor in there! yeah I will most likely strip and clean the other side jus to be sure...then paint it all in epoxy black and undercoat it..put the gas tank back in!!! Quote
Jared Richey Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 Lucky you, your braces were good. Mine looked so awful I cut the whole thing out braces and all. I'm also making pieces to fix my inner and outer wheel well myself. Not gonna pay $100 for a wheel well I need 6" off, mine rusted where th trunk floor was up against it. Quote
bigscaht Posted May 20, 2013 Author Posted May 20, 2013 yeah I feel that..thats exactly where mine rusted at..no need to buy..that money can be used for other parts! got it all welded in...time to paint it..seam seal it..then cover it wit some bedliner and be done with it! Quote
bigscaht Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 finished my patch panels today... not perfect but noone will see em once its back together Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Looking good Scott keep up the good work your getting there buddy Quote
bigscaht Posted June 4, 2013 Author Posted June 4, 2013 the difference between a good replacement trunk floor pan & a cheap one.. Â glad I dont need that top part!! Quote
bigscaht Posted June 6, 2013 Author Posted June 6, 2013 started cutting..trimming and fitting the panels today..got the left side pretty much ready to weld now jus gotta get the center section trimmed to fit... glad Im off work this thursday..should be able to finish them up this week.....unless life gets in the way!!!!! Quote
footballubet Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Making great progress! Gotta love seeing another Monte coming back to life. Quote
CKZ03 Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 the difference between a good replacement trunk floor pan & a cheap one.. glad I dont need that top part!!  Surprising what you get sometimes isnt it? Yes, its a good thing you didnt need the the upper  Looking good Scott keep up the fine work, looks like you know what your doing, excellent cutting & fitting, like a master fabricator. Now get your butt over here to Michigan & help me get my car together!!! Quote
bigscaht Posted June 8, 2013 Author Posted June 8, 2013 yes it is very surpriseing what you get when trying to save some money...no prob ill come out there to Michigan and help as long as its in the summer time..cuz yall winter is no joke..Us Cali folks aint use to that kinda weather....lol Anyways got the left side welded in yesterday...jus gotta finish up the spot welds on the bottom and figure out how to get the center section in there since I cant stand in the big hole and work any more Moving right along..i can finally see the light at the end of the rust fighting tunnel... Quote
bigscaht Posted June 20, 2013 Author Posted June 20, 2013 its crazy the other thing you can find to repair when you can stand inside the trunk. I used part of the left side trunk floor replacement panel to repair this corner on the right side and got the left side welded in..jus a few more spot welds on the bottom to do then before I put in the center section..im gonna paint the inner fenders and 2 side sections with some black epoxy primer and also the rear of the trunk where the latch is. gonna paint all that then close her up.. Quote
bigscaht Posted June 25, 2013 Author Posted June 25, 2013 got painting today..POR 15 is my friend again!!!! Now I can weld in the center section and paint the whole floor Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Looking good Scott keep up the good work. Quote
bigscaht Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 finally got it all finished up..the trunk is done..... then a lil All Metal over the welds And then some black spray paint and Now I wanna get the splatter paint to give it the stock look. Its funny how you can see the old metal on the right real good next to the new metal.....hahaha thats what carpet is for Quote
LostnFound Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Hi Scott....looks really nice....great job! Please post pics of it after it is splatter painted. Duplicolor makes a speckled trunk paint and that's what I used. It is a great product. I suggest several coats to seal it up well. After I was done spraying each coat, I placed a space heater on the ledge of the trunk facing inward and brought the trunk lid down to rest on top of the space heater. It helped to cure the paint well. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Larry Quote
Leghome Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 On mine I also got a couple of spray cans of clear and top coated the splatter paint to help protect it. Quote
bigscaht Posted July 7, 2013 Author Posted July 7, 2013 thanks guys..I didnt think about the spray clear..thats a good Idea also Quote
jacob Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 that looks great! I need to do start on my trunk floor soon. Quote
bigscaht Posted August 24, 2013 Author Posted August 24, 2013 thanks man..yeah i wanted to get all the rust repair out the way..it was easy with the body off the frame!!!! Quote
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