Amazon: 1967 - P130 restoration in Norway.

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by Tail

Just done all that myself on the rear panel, its a horrid rust trap in there,looks much better with a new rear panel and part of the floor

Tail, did you have to make new floor as well, in addition to the double walled rear section ?

Here is a great guy doing similar work as I most likely have to go through :[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj62FPs4neA [/YOUTUBE]

Guess this might be the area I have to start when the car comes back from media blasting.. :-)

[classicswede]

you can buy new floor pans

[Tail]

Originally Posted by AmazonViking

Tail, did you have to make new floor as well, in addition to the double walled rear section

Hi mate yes I did. The floor behind the strengthening section was rotted out, I was hoping to save the rear panel but in the end it had to be replaced, so much easier to do once the rear panel is off.
A picture below of the crap I cut out. The guy on youtube's video was invaluable, watched it loads of times before I started.
Cheers Tail

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by classicswede

you can buy new floor pans

Thanks ClassicsSw.

I'm aware of this and I need to get most likely all 4 of them. The ideas is to cut out parts of the new panel and weld in on the rotten sections. If the whole section would go or not is something I would judge when the car has been blasted.

The thing is that there is so many different floor panels out there in such a different price range that I have problems choosing which to get...

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by Tail

Hi mate yes I did. The floor behind the strengthening section was rotted out, I was hoping to save the rear panel but in the end it had to be replaced, so much easier to do once the rear panel is off.
A picture below of the crap I cut out. The guy on youtube's video was invaluable, watched it loads of times before I started.
Cheers Tail

Thanks a bunch Tail,

My fuel tank frame is also - luckily - good so I would patch up similar to you. Mine is however more rotten where it spreads out on the side of the tank as well. So in all practical terms, the floor needs to go, the double rear panels need to go - including the external and the internal support panel. The problem I'm facing is what to do first - where do I start.

First idea is to make a new floor section with a "lip" (don't know the propper English name ) which should be attached to the external rear panel so I know the floor would fit.

Then cut out the rear section as the guy on the video to make it fit the new floor.

Then weld in the inner support section where the trunk lid locks...

I'm hoping the curved outer section would be savable after blasting but have my doubts. :-(

I'll shoot some more pics of this section when the blasting has been done.

[Tail]

Well if you remove the rear panel both parts it did make it easier for me to sort out the floor, it makes it a little more complicated because of the slight radius to make the lip that the new rear panel is welded to but a cut or two in the right place makes it do-able, some pics below of how much easier it will be with the old rear panel removed, the new panel lines up ok, the rear lights fit ok and the boot lid sits nice and centered with the same gap all the way round so i am happy if it keeps the old girl on the road for a few more years.

Tail

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by Tail

Well if you remove the rear panel both parts it did make it easier for me to sort out the floor, it makes it a little more complicated because of the slight radius to make the lip that the new rear panel is welded to but a cut or two in the right place makes it do-able, some pics below of how much easier it will be with the old rear panel removed, the new panel lines up ok, the rear lights fit ok and the boot lid sits nice and centered with the same gap all the way round so i am happy if it keeps the old girl on the road for a few more years.

Tail

Thx a bunch mate.

I might go the same route then. My biggest fear is to weld the rear sectiion up and not get the lid lined up. Currently at an airport-would get back to you later.

Thanks for the pic’s, would study them thouroughly later :-)

Kent

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by Tail

Well if you remove the rear panel both parts it did make it easier for me to sort out the floor, it makes it a little more complicated because of the slight radius to make the lip that the new rear panel is welded to but a cut or two in the right place makes it do-able, some pics below of how much easier it will be with the old rear panel removed, the new panel lines up ok, the rear lights fit ok and the boot lid sits nice and centered with the same gap all the way round so i am happy if it keeps the old girl on the road for a few more years.

Tail

Studying your pictures and what you have done I think I haw found the way forward. Saving the outer lip as you have is a great idea and makes alinement with the potential new rear panel much easier then if I cut it all away.

I considered doing the opposite, leaving the rear panel in place to have something to make a new floor panel - with lip - to match the rear.

If that outer ring is savable I would do the same as you :-) I do however think that I have much more rott to take care of so in worst case where the floor is completely gone, I would consider going back to my original plan.

Thx

[Tail]

I had the panels left side of the boot to sort out as well but whoever did the Amazon before me fitted the spare wheel well about half an inch too high because what they did was weld in new steel around the wheel well over the top of the rusty stuff underneath then used loads of filler. It looks ok, never going to win any prizes but its all new steel

[AmazonViking]

Originally Posted by Tail

I had the panels left side of the boot to sort out as well but whoever did the Amazon before me fitted the spare wheel well about half an inch too high because what they did was weld in new steel around the wheel well over the top of the rusty stuff underneath then used loads of filler. It looks ok, never going to win any prizes but its all new steel

You have certainly have your share of work on your car - guess I would be in your shoes in a few days. Hope to save the rear skirts and spare wheel area, but something has for sure been done in this area earlier. Not easy to see with all the black stuff but I guess it would hit me in the fase after blasting...