Subject: [Spridgets] Rusted out trunk

From: Robert Weeks via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:54:03 -0500

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Does anyone have any "we tight" fixes for this? This photo shows looking
from the inside of the trunk towards the rear. This is the car my son is
fixing up. I have a parts car where there is no rust in this area. My only
thought is to cut a donor out of the parts car, cut out a matching section
from this car, and try to weld the donor piece into place. The damage spans
pretty much the full width  of the car.

Thanks,

Robert

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his? This photo shows looking from the inside of the trunk towards the rear=
. This is the car my son is fixing up. I have a parts car where there is no=
 rust in this area. My only thought is to cut a donor out of the parts car,=
 cut out a matching section from this car, and try to weld the donor piece =
into place. The damage spans pretty much the full width=C2=A0 of the car.<b=
r><br>Thanks,<div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Robert=C2=A0<b=
r><br><div><img src=3D"cid:ii_k3hrla200" alt=3D"rusty-trunk-sm.jpg" width=
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From: Kevin Valentine via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:36:04 -0500

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Robert,

Before you begin the rust repair, take a good look under the car.
Specifically at the area where the rear springs mount.

If there is that much rust in the boot, you need to do some serious poking
and probing before you start putting a lot of time into a repair of one
area only to find a "worse" area elsewhere.

Look at the spring mount areas for the rear springs (front and rear mounts
of the rear springs).   Also check the rear of the floors where the floors
meet the rear bulkhead.   Floors are an easy fix, but if the spring boxes
are shot, that can be a lot of work in fitting and welding.

Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Robert,<div><br></div><div>Before you begin the rust repai=
r, take a good look under the car.=C2=A0 Specifically at the area where the=
 rear springs mount.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>If there is that =
much rust in the boot, you need to do some serious poking and probing befor=
e you start putting a lot of time into a repair of one area only to find a =
&quot;worse&quot; area elsewhere.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Look=
 at the spring mount areas for the rear springs (front and rear mounts of t=
he rear springs).=C2=A0 =C2=A0Also check the rear of the floors where the f=
loors meet the rear bulkhead.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Floors are an easy fix, but if th=
e spring boxes are shot, that can be a lot of work in fitting and welding.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Kevin V.</div><div>Tuscarora, Pa=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 3:55 PM Robe=
rt Weeks via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">spri=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Does anyone=C2=A0have any &quot;we tig=
ht&quot; fixes for this? This photo shows looking from the inside of the tr=
unk towards the rear. This is the car my son is fixing up. I have a parts c=
ar where there is no rust in this area. My only thought is to cut a donor o=
ut of the parts car, cut out a matching section from this car, and try to w=
eld the donor piece into place. The damage spans pretty much the full width=
=C2=A0 of the car.<br><br>Thanks,<div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div dir=3D"ltr">Robert=C2=A0<br><br><div><img src=3D"cid:ii_k3hrla200" =
alt=3D"rusty-trunk-sm.jpg" width=3D"452" height=3D"254"><br></div></div></d=
iv></div></div></div>
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