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I have race car without the back seat structure, however I am quite sure I would not do it to a street car. It makes the car really noisy, I mean earplugs inside the helmet kind of noisy. I also don't know how removal of that section would affect rigidity without a rollcage.
My suggestion to you would be learn to weld, you seem pretty handy, I picked up welding over a weekend, atleast good enough to weld something not seen by the public eye. Get a mig welder with the gas. Practice on scrap steel go get from a junk yard or cut out of you car, and replace that section.
Remember the weld does not need to be air tight, only structurally sound, water and air can be kept out with a sealant.
It is not as hard as you think, one other suggestion is get an autodarkening helmet, it will make life a lot easier, total cost $800, but once you have the welder, everything will look like it needs welding :-)
Too bad you are not in San Jose, I would have offered to help.
Jim
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Jim Hamilton
If everything seems under control, your not going fast enough.
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