the rear crossmember will need some patches but its basically flat steel and its well hidden where it needs a patch (behind the reinforcement bracket) so im confident I can patch this and noone will be the wiser. the goodmark panel is the wrong gauge and the holes are just holes not like the original, the amd panel is a 69 part with the oval gas tube hole so ill make mine work,

the other end

on the upside i need to knock the springs off the axle and ill have a large amount of space again...the rear rails which are cherry and the trunk floor ate up some real estate in the shop...thats tomorrows project...well see what gets done then

back at it today...got the rest of the parts car dissassembled and its parts harvested...I saved the complete rear end as im prob going to need it as the one under the car is junk im sure...was told it was a grip...its not big surprise! but it does have an adjustable snubber...oh its welded to the pumpkin

got the rear seat shelf all cut out and rustoleum in the rails...luckily the rear rails are solid, they were filled with mud built bees nests alot of that

got the fuel tank crossmember in the trunk

the rear seatshelf is in and has its two bolts holding it down, just needs to be welded but not feeling that today

still on the fence on what to do with the inner wheelhouses, i have some good used ones but seperating the inner and outer doesnt look like much fun...atch whats there which isnt much...and its punky behind the trunk hinge support...or get new amd!

Tomorrow hopefully ill feel like welding and get the shelf all i and button up the front floors, then cut out the tail light panel and rear x member, get the trunk floor at least in and then im takin a break from this thing for a while...days are getting longer and i need to turn my attention to something i can actually drive this spring

amazing job! yeah take a break so you can get some wheel time, and you don't wanna get burned out when you've gone this far.

I am quite impressed with your effort in saving that car. Wish you were closer by, I would have had a good side job for you.

got as much welding in the rear shelfdone as I could take today...its 2/3 done its not to comfortable in there welding...

then I Went to the rear tail light panel...something felt good about taking the sawzall to the back end...I wanted to cut the whole thing up but thought better of it! got the tail panel out and rear crossmember out...clamped the new one to keep the rails from moving around.

other end...it fits like its meant to be there...oh yeah its original steel it is meant to be there.

cleaned up the trunk floor and painted it with the weld thru coating...this is prob hands down the nicest orig trunkfloor ive ever seen...just some pitting and a couple (2) very small holes...

the trunk gutter tried to protest the sawzalling of the tail panel...but it quit holding on and dropped

I had to test fit the trunk floor before going inside for the night...its nice to see this thing with solid floors again...progress...

tomorrow if i feel like it after work...ill weld up the rear x member, trim the inner wheelhouses of whats left of the orig trunk floor and fit it and start welding...prob just get it in place and finish up inside of the car...

looks like fun
what are you about?
at least the inner rockers look to be in good shape

looks can be deceiving frank...those were useable...so were the front door posts roof structure and rear frame rails...outer rockers will need some attention....got to get my plan down for the rear...do I do the dutchman first and then the quarters oruse the orig dutchman and tack on the quarters then replace it? however it may fall off once the quarters come off...oh and the package tray is useable and its not even cut for giant speakers!