I removed all the carpet, padding, and interior in the rear of my '72T and this is what I found (see pics). The torsion bar tubes look good, as do the floor pans and rockers. It looks like the sound deadening material held water and rusted that area. I searched the archives and it looks like a few of you have made these repairs. My questions are:
1. What is the best way to replace this panel? (cut only the bad parts out, or replace the whole thing)
2. If I should replace the entire panel, where can I find/purchase one?
3. Will this affect the car structurally?
4. If I prep the area, cut out the rust, and aquire the replacement panel, how much do you think it would cost to have a shop weld in the new panel?
Thanks for your help.
