Quote Originally Posted by vinces31APU View Post
When you guys did your bodys, how did you go about rustproofing. I have torn this thing completely apart, drilled out all the rivets and have been just bolting it back together temp and priming it (since those of us who live in the NY State rain forest see our steel rust almost overnight) as I repair all the rust damage (and as you can see she had a lot!) What do you think about just welding it all back together and smoothing all the rivet holes out, think it will make any difference structurally (as in Henry"s built in body flex)
At least I was lucky enough to start with virgin steel (Brookville) but I still epoxy primed everything then used bed liner as the final protector. My floorboards are not a single piece but are double, have an internal half inch square tube frame with seat and seat belt reinforcing. The open areas are filled with a reflective foil sandwich with a ceramic filler. I have pictures of almost every part of the car except these floorboards - dead digital camera. The internal body rails are treated the same way.

While the Brookville floor was riveted together as Ford had done, mine is welded as well - except the floor which is bolted in place but with as much seam sealer as I used, probably immobile as well.

You can see the floor panels - to a point - here. The trunk was flattened and the reinforcing added. The wood framing is for the upholstery.