Rear Seat/ Storage Area Replacement

I think this car sat outside for a few years before being put into storage, as the rear floor area was in very poor condition. When I bought the convertible, it came with a donor car ( a coupe) that had a good replacement section, so I used it. Here is a before picture:

Here is the piece removed. Note the gas heater that resides under the floor area. I removed it, as I have no plans to ever drive this car in the winter. Heater boxes will suffice:

Here the replacement piece is fitted and ready to weld in. The cleanup of parts took much longer than the fitting/welding process.

The piece has been welded in and the seams covered with seam sealer.

Before welding in all of the other bracing and parephenalia related to the convertible top, I cleaned up the floor, applied rust converter, and painted it with a rust-inhibiting paint. The long term plan is to build up another complete pan with some engine and suspension mods, so I didn't replace the pan halves. They aren't in great shape, but useable for now. Here are the pans wirebrushed, with rust-converter applied (it turns any rusted area black):

Here they are painted with rust-inhibiting paint:

I plan on working on the front lower quarter panel sections before welding in the cross and side bracing for the rear area, as it allows better access to these area.  You can see that I have replaced the rocker panels. This was done before grafting the front end on, as the rear lower area overlaps the front of the rockers. If you ever have to replace the rockers, I suggest buying the best quality ones you can find. The ones I used were from CIP1 and required a lot of "massaging"to get them to fit adequately. I won't make that mistake again.