Trunk plan replacement

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Hello,

I am needed to fix up my trunk floor on my 65. What years c body's should I be looking for? Would a 73 c body work?

Thanks
 
Hello,

I am needed to fix up my trunk floor on my 65. What years c body's should I be looking for? Would a 73 c body work?

Thanks
I asked the same question about a 70 pan replacement and it seems 65 to 73 are pretty much the same!
 
I can rake some basic measurements and let you know. I have my 66 as a reference to work from.
 
I think it would depend on your fab skills, from what I have seen in your other posts I believe you could make it fit.:)
 
Ok so I measured the pan and it would take some fab work to make it work.
The trunk pan from this Newport is about 6" longer(deeper)
The hump is slightly different going over the axle but it looks like it is the same width with a different sweep angle coming off the hump into the trunk as well as where is attaches to the wheel wells This could prove problematic attaching the truk pan to the wheel wells.

The biggest difference I can see as well is the two cut areas where on the Newport there are the mounts for the rear bumper.
The Polara has thin brackets coming up from under the base of the trunk whereas the Newport has the major wide brackets coming of the back plate of the trunk into the trunk.
These brackets are about 18" wide and go down on a angle into the trunk about 6"

If you are looking to simply cut the bottom of the floor and not try to go up to the hump then you will need to only modify the rear of the pan but since it is longer by abut 6" you can cut it shorter

this could also affectthe mounting position of the gas tank too but you would have to use your original brackets or if they are rusted too badly use the ones off the donor parts I have.
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I bought one of these and unless they have really stepped up their game, in my opinion not worth the money...
 
Ok so I measured the pan and it would take some fab work to make it work.
The trunk pan from this Newport is about 6" longer(deeper)
The hump is slightly different going over the axle but it looks like it is the same width with a different sweep angle coming off the hump into the trunk as well as where is attaches to the wheel wells This could prove problematic attaching the truk pan to the wheel wells.

The biggest difference I can see as well is the two cut areas where on the Newport there are the mounts for the rear bumper.
The Polara has thin brackets coming up from under the base of the trunk whereas the Newport has the major wide brackets coming of the back plate of the trunk into the trunk.
These brackets are about 18" wide and go down on a angle into the trunk about 6"

If you are looking to simply cut the bottom of the floor and not try to go up to the hump then you will need to only modify the rear of the pan but since it is longer by abut 6" you can cut it shorter

this could also affectthe mounting position of the gas tank too but you would have to use your original brackets or if they are rusted too badly use the ones off the donor parts I have.
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Man, that looks so good but I think it might be better to keep waiting around until I can find a good 65 floor. So much of mine is rusted that it needs completely replaced. The bones underneath is solid but the floor is rough. I might just go with flat steel, It will be a good way to learn how to shape metal anyways. But who knows.
 
Man, that looks so good but I think it might be better to keep waiting around until I can find a good 65 floor. So much of mine is rusted that it needs completely replaced. The bones underneath is solid but the floor is rough. I might just go with flat steel, It will be a good way to learn how to shape metal anyways. But who knows.

i think that is a good call on your part.:thumbsup:
 
So I guess the answer is No, then. 65-68 and 69-73 are different .

I wonder why this question wasn't asked sooner.
 
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