66 coronet Full trunk pan

[jusglazin]

I just finished replacing the full floor pan in my 66 convertible. I have moved on to the trunk pan. I have most of it cut out and have been studying how to get it in. I see several post on 68 and up B's that say the tail panel must be removed or the pan must be cut in half. I dont want to cut it. Has anyone done a full pan replacement on a 66 and does it also require the tail panel to be removed? If so can you share a few picks of how you removed it and reinstalled it in the correct position. Many thanks..

 

[jusglazin]

I just finished replacing the full floor pan in my 66 convertible. I have moved on to the trunk pan. I have most of it cut out and have been studying how to get it in. I see several post on 68 and up B's that say the tail panel must be removed or the pan must be cut in half. I dont want to cut it. Has anyone done a full pan replacement on a 66 and does it also require the tail panel to be removed? If so can you share a few picks of how you removed it and reinstalled it in the correct position. Many thanks..View attachment 365734 View attachment 365735 View attachment 365736

Anybody?

 

[texas69bee]

I haven't ever done one but looking at what you have there it looks like you could go in from the bottom between the rails and hope there is a little give in your sheet metal. It might be worth your while to mock it up with cardboard first to see what your up against.
Sorry, couldn't be much more help.

 

[jusglazin]

Thanks for the reply, guess ill give it a try and see where it ends up.

 

[gdrill]

I havent done a 66 but i did my 69. You can see in my sig link how i did it. But knowing my 66 and the spare tire well involved, i doubt it will go in without removing the tail or cutting it. I highly doubt it will go through the bottom. I could be wrong, happens regularly! Im away from home so i cant lay eyes on my coronet, but i bet the tail wouldnt be that hard to remove and in the end maybe easier than welding a cut pan back together.

 

[jusglazin]

Thanks Gdrill. I figured as much. Im just worried that if I cut out the tail pan ittl be hard to get it lined back up and making sure the trunk closes right.

 

[gdrill]

Honestly i dont recall how the tail is attached, but if its all spot welds its pretty easy to put it back in the same spot. Then if you looked at where it was attached to the pan you can get that close as well. Perhaps you still have the stuff you cut out for reference. And looking at your floor i can see you are capable.

 

[jusglazin]

THANKS, Ill let yall know how it goes. I bought this convertible thinking it didnt need but a few patches in the floor and one in the trunk. After cutting out all the rust spots there was nothing left to patch. You never know with these cars until you peel back the onion.

 

[jusglazin]

I just finished replacing the full floor pan in my 66 convertible. I have moved on to the trunk pan. I have most of it cut out and have been studying how to get it in. I see several post on 68 and up B's that say the tail panel must be removed or the pan must be cut in half. I dont want to cut it. Has anyone done a full pan replacement on a 66 and does it also require the tail panel to be removed? If so can you share a few picks of how you removed it and reinstalled it in the correct position. Many thanks..View attachment 365734 View attachment 365735 View attachment 365736

Well I got the pan in. I had to cut it along the frame rail to get it to fit. Removing the tail panel would not have helped. To get the whole thing in in one piece would have required removing one of the quarters. Ill grind down the welds and put seal sealer over everything and move on to the next task..

 

[jusglazin]

Started on 1 of the quarters expecting to only replace the wheel lip which was rusted. After filling up the garage with Bonds dust I decided to replace the majority of the panel. Apparently the car was hit in the wheel area and someone without a hammer and dolly decided bonds was easier.

 

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[conv67bdere]

Boy does that look familiar . . . as I've been working on my 67 Belvedere II Convertible for just over 2 years now . . . my floors looked about the same, but my trunk was solid ( then I cut out the spare tire well . . . )

Good luck on your build . . .

If you were planning on putting a big fat tire back there, removing the outer hump would have been so much easier when you had the side of the car removed . . .

 

[jusglazin]

I thought about that while I had it off but I didn't have a tub in hand so I welded it up. If I had only known I was going to have to cut it all off I would have had ordered one.

 

[gdrill]

Yes, that looks very familiar to me as well! That's virtually the same inner and outer repair I did on my 66. Keep up the good work, it's gonna be great.
The really funny part is I have the same wheels on mine right now for rollers too!