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08-19-2002, 11:27 PM
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has anyone replaced the trunk floor in a 74-81 firebird and if so how much work did it take ?
i have to replace whats left of mine with a after market version and thats about the only thing i've never done before. thanks for any help you can give me with this. 
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08-19-2002, 11:27 PM
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has anyone replaced the trunk floor in a 74-81 firebird and if so how much work did it take ?
i have to replace whats left of mine with a after market version and thats about the only thing i've never done before. thanks for any help you can give me with this.
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08-21-2002, 02:49 PM
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I've never replaced an entire pan. I did section in a piece on my car. Cut out the bad chunk, took it to the salvage yard, cut out the good chunk, slightly larger than the bad. I then lipped the edge of the hole where the bad section came out and fitted the new section in. Then I started stitch welding it in, moving frequently to avoid warping the metal.
For a complete pan I'd tell you to look for seams and try to cut and match the new section as close to those as possible.
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09-02-2002, 12:31 AM
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i don't have a welder, i was going to braze it in,
do you think it would hold as well ?? |
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09-11-2002, 07:56 AM
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I wouldn't braze that panel, since in a Firebird, its structural. Find someone with a MIG, or buy a MIG and do it yourself.
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09-11-2002, 04:22 PM
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Yes, it needs to be welded in. You need some type of wire welder. Stick welders will blow through that thin metal, no matter how low you set the power.
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