its only 1/2". inch we ran into prolems plug welding 2 pieces of half together and the guy who did it for me has 30 years experience with aluminum and assured me that 1/2 inch would be fine. it was cnc cut and the front brace was welded on, there will be 1/2" inch cross braces welded in after some measuring

 

the new baffle will be fatened with 18 rivnuts and bolts, 10 on the front side that will be mounted to the factory support that runs from side to side just above the strut tower mounts, its probobly the strongest brace in the car, the rest of the 8 will go along the backside along the radius of the rear window. i ahve a friend of mine that builds custom landcruisers and stuff come by the shop to recommend what we should do for reinforcement for the rear of the car and he assured me that the way it will be mounted will be stronger that the factory

andm, we are building new panel for the entire trunk and rear deck, and yeas it is time consuming. the baffle wont be tapped, the woofers will be nut and bolted with the bolts going through from the bottom and nutted on top, the added weight of the woofer should assist in not allowing the woofer to come loose. still trying to decide on a material for the trunk, have found some material that i like, out of an 04 tundra, but ist proving difficult to find, it may have to get good ol' vinyl after all

 

That's what I first thought too. You had the bolts for the woofers welded to the back of the plate though - way cool custom look [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]