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fabbed up trunk floor panel(s) above the area I needed to cut to replace the rear frame rail piece. had to fab 2 separate panels and weld together due to the shape and bends. got it completed. then welded the bumper bracket on.

the frame rail is just up there as I adjust for fit and proper location, have not welded it up yet. initial fit looks very good! happy about that i'll take all the ease of install I can get when dealing with repop parts.


sprayed the area with rustproofing copper rich weld thru primer. the rear rail has several open tooling holes i'll be able to spray undercoating thru when completed. I used 16 gauge thick steel sheet for the fabbed floor panels, a bit thicker than OE to make that area stronger.


the nasty rust side is the trunk drop off and quarterpanel. leaving them attached so I could be sure and get the size and bend flange in the right place for he new drop off panel. I don't remove any metal until i'm actually ready for that specific area. always saving reference points.