What is this piece in the trunk

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  1. 72 skylark custom

    72 skylark custom Well-Known Member

    Was looking in the trunk of my 72 skylark towards the quarters and saw this piece, i have no idea what it is and it appears to have had possibly seam sealer holding it to quarter panel from by the trunk lid hinge tower. What is this piece?
     

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  2. DasRottweiler

    DasRottweiler -BuickAddict-

    A petrified baloney sammie stuck there by a line worker during build? Jim
     
    DasRottweiler, Aug 12, 2019
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  3. Donuts & Peelouts

    Donuts & Peelouts Life's 2 Short. Live like it.

    And the first picture is were you hand your pimp jacket, preferably corduroy.
     
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  4. 72 skylark custom

    72 skylark custom Well-Known Member

    The seam sealer did look like a bologna sandwich lol but why did the factory put something like that there
     
    72 skylark custom, Aug 13, 2019
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  5. Duane

    Duane Member

    It is an added brace up to the body panel. It was there to stiffen everything up in that area, and they did it that way so there were no welds to the outside panels that would require bodywork.
    Duane
     
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    72 skylark custom Well-Known Member

    Okay thanks duane i had no idea they put braces there
     
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