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I have a 68 coupe that I am looking at adding the steel plate between the trunk and rear seat.

It looks like there are a couple kits out there. Anybody who has done this have suggestions?

Thanks!

 

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www.tankarmor.com

provides the same protection as a rear seat divider and strengthens up your trunk floor

 

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That is pretty nice, plus it keeps the car more "orginal".

Hmm, it is quite a bit more though then the seat divider though.

 

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1966conv

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I put one in a 66. Its really going to do much in the event of a catastrophice rear end collision as the fuel can still slosh over the wheel wells and other location, but it might stop some of it.

 

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1966conv said:

I put one in a 66. Its really going to do much in the event of a catastrophice rear end collision as the fuel can still slosh over the wheel wells and other location, but it might stop some of it.

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You are talking about the seat divider (vs the tank cover/armor) then?

How was the installation on it?

 

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dawtips said:

www.tankarmor.com

provides the same protection as a rear seat divider and strengthens up your trunk floor

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that's pretty smart. as for the seat divider I was going to make one out of aluminum. Steel seems a bit overkill and heavy, unless you go really thin on it.

 

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don't buy a kit in either case, make your own. A sheetmetal shop should be able to help.

 

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I got mine from American Pony for around $80. It fit right in.

When I put the sound deadening kit in there was a section that is supposed to go from the back seat floor area and extend into the the trunk.
Instead, I fastened the heavy material to the steel divider with plastic push in "Chistmas Trees". It makes a big dfference in road noise.

 

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Was the sound deadening kit part of a bigger kit or were you able to find one just for the rear seat?

 

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I have a page on my cardomain on the install into a 67. Hope that helps.

 

Tim65GT

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quote by forfamily:

Was the sound deadening kit part of a bigger kit or were you able to find one just for the rear seat?

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It was part of this kit from:

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1011+01

 

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forfamily said:

I have a 68 coupe that I am looking at adding the steel plate between the trunk and rear seat.

It looks like there are a couple kits out there. Anybody who has done this have suggestions?

Thanks!

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You can do this yourself and save a ton of money. Mine is nothing more than a sheet of aluminum cut to size and fastened.

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I'd like to mention again, the benefit of tankarmor is that it protects the floor of your trunk which is the gas tank. If you are like me and put a lot of **** in your trunk (daily driver) then that should be something you consider.