The past month has shown slow progress. Work is picking up and we went to Cabo for vacation. I have installed the new gas tank floor that came from
Restoration Design. It wasn't too difficult in comparison to the battery box floor. The remains of the old floor were cut out and the two supports between the floor and the dash were cut out and saved. It took me several hours to trim the new floor to fit like it should. The over all length was about 2" too long. The width at the rear was good but the width at the front was about 2" too wide. Once it was all trimmed, I tacked it into place and placed the gas tank in position to make sure everything lines up and the trunk would close. A new hole for the fuel cock was cut in with a 1-1/2" hole saw.
Now that everything looks good, I used 1" long welds spaced at about 3" apart to secure it. It didn't need to be pretty as it gets covered up. Once things cooled, I used the 3M seam sealant all the way around and then again in the battery box area.
Before I started all of this, I cleaned the entire trunk area with a buffing wheel removing all of the rust and the glue from the sound deadening material. From this I found that there were a few pinholes that had to be filled in with the welder.
Now that everything is clean and finished, I coated the entire area with the
POR15 and called it complete.
Before and after photos.
