Hello All.

The wife and I recently purchased a 68 Chevelle. Mechanicals and body are in above average condition. The under body is need of some work, floor seams are starting to rust thru. We were hoping to do this, maybe Nov. 2008.

We've put about 500 miles on it over the past 4 weeks w/o any problems. Yesterday was a nice sunny day, we took it for a ride. Long story short, the gas tank is hanging from the front strap mounts only. Rear mounts in the trunk floor have rotted away. Baling wire and my SIL following behind got us home.

The wife and I disagree on what should be done.
She wants to drive it now!! Fix the trunk, get it back in a few weeks. Fix the rest in 2008.
Im thinkin this is going to be like working on old plumbing, once you start you just keep cutting til you get to good. I say do it all now, even tho the $$$ could hurt. Have a nice ride for summer 2008.

I am not a body man. My bro does body for a living, and is very good, but is slow. When we bought it, he already said he would fix-er up, would take a year or more. My SIL is a welder by trade(imo..he does good work), said he would help, but has never done something like this. SIL and I searched web, found multi-piece and a 1 piece trunk floor kits. Which would be better to use? I would like to DYI, but fear this aint the best place to learn. What says the ones w/much more experience than I.

Thanks much.
Have fun....don-t......

My trunk is rotting out too, but didn't discover it until I pulled body off for other rot removal. This is my first time, and so far, nothing I can't handle and I'm a mech, not body man.

After reading numerous posts on here, I would say go for the multi piece unless you're doing a frame off. The 1 piece won't fit through the trunk opening without warping, bending or destroying the new 1 piece.

I'm sure others who have done this will chime in soon.

Don, I'm kind of in the same boat (other than I don't know anyone that does bodywork and welding. That's a nice bonus :)

I like being able to drive my 67, but I ended up replacing my floors (not the truck - yet) and it's been in the garage now for about a month - not drivable:mad:

I agree about replacing the trunk with sections, rather then the one piece. That's how I did my floor pans, and it worked out nicely. Actually ended up cutting a few inches off of the new pans before fitting, because my floors weren't as bad as I thought they would be

Good luck

You aren't gonna drive this thing in the winter in Illinois are you? If you've got other transportation, I'd get to work now and see if you can't get it roadworthy in the spring. You've got a brother who does body work and a son in law (at first I thought you meant sister in law) who welds....looks like you've got a very capable crew to get some help. As far as trunk floors, I thought that the 1 piece floors are not as wide as the multi piece floors, I'd go with the multipiece floor. I could be wrong. Good luck.

full one piece trunks are available.come with tank and floor braces installed.check ground up . they probably have it

Hi, I don't kmnow if 68 is the same as 70 but today I finished bite 1 on the elephant / rust bucket. I put in my 1 piece trunk pan and is fit up great so far. BUT, I am into a total resto of floors, roof , everything rusted out on this car. It's a great education for me and my son. Like I said it went in pretty easily and all looks good so far but I have still got to do wheel houses and 1/4's. This is #1, it had to go in first, then the rear seat pan then the rest to the firewall. I have to learn how to not blow holes in the this metal though......good luck