Ok, this is a little out there but,
#1
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ok, this is a little out there but,
What about cutting the crap out of the trunk bed and replacing it with a nice flat peice of aluminum sheet metal?
Be easy on me, i'm not familiar with welding.
Be easy on me, i'm not familiar with welding.
#3
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Farmington, Minnesota =MWBF '05 SURVIVOR= =CEBF '06 SURVIVOR= =August '06 COTM=
Posts: 9,130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Ok, this is a little out there but,
Originally Posted by 95naSTA
What about cutting the crap out of the trunk bed and replacing it with a nice flat peice of aluminum sheet metal?
Be easy on me, i'm not familiar with welding.
Be easy on me, i'm not familiar with welding.
#5
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Farmington, Minnesota =MWBF '05 SURVIVOR= =CEBF '06 SURVIVOR= =August '06 COTM=
Posts: 9,130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by big_news_1
Aluminum is a lot harder to weld than steel. Sorry if you already knew that and I'm stating the obvious
#6
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I dis know that welding aluminum is harder but i wasn't sure if it would weld to steel.(something i could look up but i'm lazy)
The trunk floor is pretty big esp with the spare tire ditch. If you cut all that out and replace it with aluminum, that'* gotta save some weight. Even better it'* over the rear wheels.
My trunk right now is bare metal with the seat foam poking out.
I already removed all my carpet padding too. (hard to tell)
I'm kinda weary of converting to racing buckets though.
And i'm not trying to alter the interior that much at all cause it'* noice!
The trunk floor is pretty big esp with the spare tire ditch. If you cut all that out and replace it with aluminum, that'* gotta save some weight. Even better it'* over the rear wheels.
My trunk right now is bare metal with the seat foam poking out.
I already removed all my carpet padding too. (hard to tell)
I'm kinda weary of converting to racing buckets though.
And i'm not trying to alter the interior that much at all cause it'* noice!
#7
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by LakevilleSSEi
Originally Posted by big_news_1
Aluminum is a lot harder to weld than steel. Sorry if you already knew that and I'm stating the obvious
How bout bolts and sealer?
#8
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Farmington, Minnesota =MWBF '05 SURVIVOR= =CEBF '06 SURVIVOR= =August '06 COTM=
Posts: 9,130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 95naSTA
Originally Posted by LakevilleSSEi
Originally Posted by big_news_1
Aluminum is a lot harder to weld than steel. Sorry if you already knew that and I'm stating the obvious
How bout bolts and sealer?
#9
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 4,508
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'm not worried about tackyness when it comes to my trunk. My bike goes in there, that'* about it.
Now does anyone know what'* hooked up to the same metal underneath the car?
Now does anyone know what'* hooked up to the same metal underneath the car?
#10
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Farmington, Minnesota =MWBF '05 SURVIVOR= =CEBF '06 SURVIVOR= =August '06 COTM=
Posts: 9,130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I think an exhaust hanger (maybe) and a I think the fuel tank straps?? Depending on how far up you go....You'll have to crawl under there and look for your self, because we really don't know how much you wanna cut.