09-20-2009, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Richardson, Texas
Posts: 251
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Originally Posted by davisfamily
I'm pretty sure Lionel's Confortevole is THE last one made, #06611. This car for sale and Lionel's must have been a project of Luigi Italiano for a few weeks back in 1958!
I posted on the "Car Restoration" page about a trunk floor for a Sprint and got good information about Wolf Steel: it took more money to make the part fit than the part cost!
Check out what sheet metal you can get commercially before you buy, ccsc. It will all be handmade if not available, and probably if it is, will take some hand-fitting.
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The Sprint that Alan uses as a pattern to make his panels are based on a second series Sprint and not a first series Sprint. Considering that the are some significant differences to these vehicles working with his panels would not make an ideal option at all. You are going to be better of if you try to remove your trunk as complete as possible assuming that it will not crumble in the process, take it to a local vocational school and find an enthusiastic professor willing to use it for one of his class project (assuming it will not loose it or it take them forever).
Removing the trunk: unlike the second series car, your car's trunk is welded along the inside of the trunk starting some where behind the fender well along the inside of the trunk opening to fender well. The remaining piece is spot welded, try cutting below the spot weld or about before it curves into the rear back panel separating the back of the interior wall of the car. You want to make sure that you do not cut the gas tank support brackets, you must try to salvage the trunk gas filler tower, trunk supports and raised overflow tube.
Whether you do it yourself or have someone do it for you, you must have both the trunk in one piece and the surgical incision done correctly. If you want to drive the car while you have the part being made go to your local Wallmart Sport department and purchase a plastic gas tank - those used for boats and strapped on the trunk floor supported with 2x4's 
Once the work is completed post photos for the next step of the operation.
Good luck,
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