Parts Wanted Trunk Pan M438 or M438A

[GERMYS_72]

I'm having trouble finding a decent deal for a trunk pan. Amazon has one for $209, but they cancel the order immediatly. The mustang parts houses all want to charge Freight shipping $175.

Let me know what ya'll are doing to source these, I'm near Austin / San Antonio. I would be willing to drive to pick it up from those metroplexes

https://www.amazon.com/Spectra-Prem...9094392&sprefix=trunk+pan+m438,aps,118&sr=8-1

 

[tocruise]

I think they have them on CJ for about $200, and I think it's free shipping.

https://www.cjponyparts.com/trunk-floor-34-x-54-1971-1973/p/M438/?year=1972

EDIT: Freight charge to me is $750+ for this. Absolutely outrageous. They sent me a pretty large parcel recently (probably not much smaller than the trunk floor is) and it was free. I also ordered 60" floor pans, those shipped free. Why this specific item has to go through freight seems a little odd.

 

[Hemikiller]

Sounds like a good excuse to road trip to Summit's Arlington location.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-m438

 

[GERMYS_72]

I just put in an order at Autoplicity's website $200.93 out the door for M438A. I'll post an update if it goes through

 

[GERMYS_72]

Sounds like a good excuse to road trip to Summit's Arlington location.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-m438

That's doable. At first I thought you meant arlington VA

 

[tocruise]

That's doable. At first I thought you meant arlington VA

I thought he was talking about the Arlington near me. I got pretty excited for a minute thinking I had a Summit down the road.

Time is money though. You gotta decide if a few hours + gas is worth the $150 saved.

 

[Hemikiller]

From the YouTube videos I've seen, that's where Summit has all their scratch n dent, demos and customer returns for sale.

 

[GERMYS_72]

Amazon and Autoplicity are no go's. Don't order the trunk pan from them.

 

[tocruise]

Amazon and Autoplicity are no go's. Don't order the trunk pan from them.

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You wouldn't expect it to be that difficult to get ahold of. I saw a guy had one on here the other day and it was free but it was pickup only from somewhere on the East coast. You might be able to convince him to ship it if you throw him the $200 you'd have spent anyway.

I bet that roadtrip is starting to look pretty enticing, huh?

 

[GERMYS_72]

Here's my situation. The previous owner did install a new trunk pan, but told me that he was a only novice welder. I am not sure when he had the pan out, whether he treated the frame rails inside with POR, etc. And I do not see any plug welds securing the pan to the frame rails.

i am tempted to just clean this up, and move on. Seam seal it, and prime the hell out of it. The pan is solid and I think his welds under and around the pan will hold up fine. Not doing a concourse build here.

let me know what you think.

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[tocruise]

i am tempted to just clean this up, and move on. Seam seal it, and prime the hell out of it. The pan is solid and I think his welds under and around the pan will hold up fine. Not doing a concourse build here.

let me know what you think.

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That looks fine to me. I'd probably just clean it up and treat it like you said and be done with it. If it's solid, it can be sorted to look new. By the time you've figured out a way to get a new one, you'll be $200 and however many hours deep, + hours of figuring out logistics, and cutting this out to weld the new one in. I'd save yourself the headache mate, personally.

I've seen a lot worse, including my own at the moment

 

[GERMYS_72]

That looks fine to me. I'd probably just clean it up and treat it like you said and be done with it. If it's solid, it can be sorted to look new. By the time you've figured out a way to get a new one, you'll be $200 and however many hours deep, + hours of figuring out logistics, and cutting this out to weld the new one in. I'd save yourself the headache mate, personally.

I've seen a lot worse, including my own at the moment

Cool. That's what I'm thinking as well

 

[MOTORCITYBADBOY]

If you have the option available, get shipping to a commercial address. It's usually a big savings over shipping to residential.

 

[kkriewaldt]

I ordered the Spectra Premium M438A trunk floor from Amazon yesterday. It arrived today. It was shipped through FedEx in a cardboard box. There was no damage to the box or the sheet metal. There was no shipping charge. See pictures below.

 

[Moderator73]

I ordered the Spectra Premium M438A trunk floor from Amazon yesterday. It arrived today. It was shipped through FedEx in a cardboard box. There was no damage to the box or the sheet metal. There was no shipping charge. See pictures below.

Great write up and good info. Good luck on your project.
Bob

 

[cwalker509]

Here's my situation. The previous owner did install a new trunk pan, but told me that he was a only novice welder. I am not sure when he had the pan out, whether he treated the frame rails inside with POR, etc. And I do not see any plug welds securing the pan to the frame rails.

i am tempted to just clean this up, and move on. Seam seal it, and prime the hell out of it. The pan is solid and I think his welds under and around the pan will hold up fine. Not doing a concourse build here.

let me know what you think.

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Did he weld along the edge of the frames from underneath? I would want the frames welded to the floor somehow

 

[GERMYS_72]

I ordered the Spectra Premium M438A trunk floor from Amazon yesterday. It arrived today. It was shipped through FedEx in a cardboard box. There was no damage to the box or the sheet metal. There was no shipping charge. See pictures below.

Thanks for the info, I tried it twice and both orders were cancelled. Once from Amazon and once directly from Autoplicity's website.

 

[GERMYS_72]

Did he weld along the edge of the frames from underneath? I would want the frames welded to the floor somehow

I'll get under there and make sure frame rails to pan are welded. I was concerned that the inside of the frame rails were untreated for rust. I'm still open to re-doing it if I can actually get a pan

 

[kkriewaldt]

Thanks for the info, I tried it twice and both orders were cancelled. Once from Amazon and once directly from Autoplicity's website.

I ordered the truck floor fully expecting the order would be cancelled. I was surprised when Amazon said the order shipped, and even more surprised when it arrived as quickly as it did. I wonder if shipping to your location was the reason the order was cancelled. The part was shipped from Indiana.

 

[GERMYS_72]

I ordered the truck floor fully expecting the order would be cancelled. I was surprised when Amazon said the order shipped, and even more surprised when it arrived as quickly as it did. I wonder if shipping to your location was the reason the order was cancelled. The part was shipped from Indiana.

Yes, I'm guessing the shipping to Texas is causing them to cancel