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Trunk Divider Ideas #1556579 12/31/13 01:47 AM 12/31/13 01:47 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,149 Mesa, Arizona D dart4forte OP I Live Here
dart4forte OP I Live Here D Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,149 Mesa, Arizona	I need to get the trunk divider done on my 64 Dart. I'm not good at sheet metal so I need some ideas on how to make it work. Any knowledge that imparted is greatly appreciated.

Re: Trunk Divider Ideas [Re: dart4forte] #1556580 12/31/13 11:44 AM 12/31/13 11:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,154 bethlehem pa M mikemee1331 master
mikemee1331 master M Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,154 bethlehem pa	are you referring to the panel that goes behind the back seat to divide the trunk from the passenger compartment? they're usually made of a press board type material (similiar to peg board).

Re: Trunk Divider Ideas [Re: mikemee1331] #1556581 12/31/13 02:23 PM 12/31/13 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,813 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,813 A collage of whims	Are you intending to make one out of sheetmetal for a race car because of a trunk-mounted battery/fuel cell? Big sheet of poster board, some flat stock, clecos, and some pop rivets, or nutserts and screw fasteners. Street car could use a thick poster board if the correct stuff is unavailable, as that's about all they had anyway.

Re: Trunk Divider Ideas [Re: topside] #1556582 12/31/13 03:38 PM 12/31/13 03:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,149 Mesa, Arizona D dart4forte OP I Live Here
dart4forte OP I Live Here D Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,149 Mesa, Arizona	I'm sorry, I have the battery in the trunk so I need to seal the trunk from the passenger compartment

Re: Trunk Divider Ideas [Re: dart4forte] #1556583 12/31/13 03:48 PM 12/31/13 03:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 16,844 Phoenix - surface of the sun nomore65BelvJim I Live Here
nomore65BelvJim I Live Here Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 16,844 Phoenix - surface of the sun	Make a template out of posterboard. Cut panel out of sheet aluminum, maybe 1/16" thick.

Re: Trunk Divider Ideas [Re: dart4forte] #1556584 12/31/13 11:30 PM 12/31/13 11:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,214 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,214 Bend,OR USA	Quote: I'm sorry, I have the battery in the trunk so I need to seal the trunk from the passenger compartment As already suggested use cardboard to make a template( I have use two different pieces and then taped them together to transfer them onto the sheet metal ) and then make sure and fit the real trunk divider as tight as possible to eliminate any air holes in case of a fire to help eliminate liting(firing) you up I got called on my rear divider having a 1/4 inch clearances around the rear down bars going through it I filled that gap in with high Temp silicone and moved the fireproof carpet over to eliminate any light shiny through it Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

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