[Will98D]

I bought my replacement trunk panel from Restoration Design; maybe PP sells the exact same part, but RD is not far from me in MI. Anyhow, the part was really well made, with galvanized steel, and all the correct dimples and impressions in the stamping. For $175, it saves a lot of dinking around with patches and looks pretty original once installed. However, I'm sure the caution about the later bumpered cars still applies, because this one was straight across the back.

BTW, Dave Bell: looks like you did prety well with the MIG avoiding blow-through on the thin sheetmetal. Did you use a backer to help with this (like a big copper or aluminum bar)? I used a small Lincoln with solid wire and C25 gas, and it still was touchy when it came to dropouts. Parts of it look beautiful, like a row of dimes, but in other areas I really could have used that bar.