Not sure how deep those "ribs" are but how about framing in a door using
light weight angle iron wide enough to cover them and trimmed to fit...old
bed rails come to mind. Should keep your structural strength intact and
still have the opening you need.
> I'm considering installing some sort of "glove compartment" under the
> passenger seat in my '54 Chevy 3100, since I shall soon (hopefully) be
> filling most of the original glove box with a nice stereo. I'm thinking
> of the ways I could install a door of some kind in the 6" high metal strip
> that runs around the bottom of the seats, in a spot where I can reach it
> from the driver's seat. What concerns me is the structural importance of
> the metal strip (I may be using the wrong terminology here) - it seems to
> be holding the weight of the seats, and it looks like it was made to
> support quite some weight, since it has two bends in it like so:
> ____ ____
> ___/ \___/ \__ (view tilted to save space)
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations on how or where (or if I
> should) to cut a door?
>
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