Survivor car trunk floor

[69chrgrsurvivor]

How should I take care of the floor pan in my trunk 69 Charger R/T survivor without compromising it as a survivor.  The trunk is rusted and has  four areas completely though about 1" x 3" areas in separate places.  The cross member is OK and the side panels are good. Dave   

[tan top]

if it were me would put new floor in it 
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

[elacruze]

Here's my opinion, feel free to disregard it.

Survivors in my opinion must be pretty pure. Tune-up parts, brake pads, rotors/drums, tires; OK. Wiring to fix failures, ok. Crash damage repair, OK as long as the original paint isn't disturbed beyond what's necessary to match. (on this point I figure a crashed fender shouldn't matter whether fixed in '70 or '10)
When you start replacing original sheet metal because it's rusted, it's no longer a survivor, it's restored to some degree. Trunk floor, or all four corners what's the difference? If the floor doesn't cause any structural issues, contain the rust and leave it in. 

[Charger RT]

+1^
that is what I have done with my 68. I have a few holes in mine but still put stuff in the trunk. I cleaned it up and painted it 10 years ago and its doing ok. I don't drive it in the rain.
Tim

[69chrgrsurvivor]

if it were me would put new floor in it 
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

I will take some pictures tomorrow.

[jaak]

Here's my opinion, feel free to disregard it.

Survivors in my opinion must be pretty pure. Tune-up parts, brake pads, rotors/drums, tires; OK. Wiring to fix failures, ok. Crash damage repair, OK as long as the original paint isn't disturbed beyond what's necessary to match. (on this point I figure a crashed fender shouldn't matter whether fixed in '70 or '10)
When you start replacing original sheet metal because it's rusted, it's no longer a survivor, it's restored to some degree. Trunk floor, or all four corners what's the difference? If the floor doesn't cause any structural issues, contain the rust and leave it in. 

Jason

[The70RT]

if it were me would put new floor in it 
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

Yeah and if you do a good job no one will know it anyway. You don't need weather, dirt and exhaust fumes coming inside. It's just gonna get worse.

[69chrgrsurvivor]

if it were me would put new floor in it 
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

Yeah and if you do a good job no one will know it anyway. You don't need weather, dirt and exhaust fumes coming inside. It's just gonna get worse.

[69chrgrsurvivor]

if it were me would put new floor in it 
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

Here are some pics.  What do you think?

[y3chargerrt]

Thats alot of thin metal. I would replace it.

[Ghoste]

Agreed.  I appreciate the survivor thing but sometimes there just isn't enough surviving to be worth worrying about.

[loudmouthaussie]

depends on the use. if youre driving it alot i sure wouldnt wanna get rear ended. could get a lil more dangerous for any back seat passengers 

[The70RT]

That pan is gone so it comes down to if you want a trunk or not? I know that It's only original once but what good is it if it's rusted out.

[tan top]

if it were me would put new floor in it  
have you any pictures ? could weld sections in !  depending the condition of the rest ! if is all rusty scaley then better off with a new  trunk floor .....................

Here are some pics.  What do you think?

thanks for the picture   would love to see more of your charger some time  

aww man , just as i suspected !!  sorry to say !  as much  as an original car & metal- paint etc
 needs a floor putting in it

[loudmouthaussie]

seeing rusted hunks of junk are good in their way. allows you to see just how old they really are and what the elements do  but they pretty much belong in farmers fields 

in some ways i think people have the wrong end of the stick on 'survivors' they are worth having IF they are in reasonable condition due to fastidious owners from new