Trunk & Rear Quarter Rust Repair - 1965 Dart Convertible

I got the floor patch and the new extension welded in. A good portion of the butt weld is along the top of the frame rail. I thought this would hide some of the weld along the bottom, but the downside is that you have to get the metal hotter to penetrate the thicker frame material. This results in warpage that you can't dolly out since the backside is blocked by the frame. It's not too bad but will require some filler.

You can see part of the butt weld from the underside. I'm grinding the welds pretty smooth but they're not perfect. After media blast I'll use a little filler to smooth them over.

The third picture is plug welding the trunk extension. I would hate to have to do this while laying under the car. But with the rotisserie, I could weld while seated on a horizontal surface.

The quarter patch is cut and fitted, but I decided wait until the other side was ready so I could paint both drops at the same time. There's really no good way to paint them once it's all back together.