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<blockquote data-quote="Ranchero50" data-source="post: 322720" data-attributes="member: 1523">I just realized I could blow up the pictures to larger sizes, derp.&nbsp; The crack looks like it&#039;s just a spot where the weld was too hot and thinned out the metal.&nbsp; The weld is a valley about 2x the length of the crack with some porosity.&nbsp; The joint looks well supported so I wouldn&#039;t expect it to migrate beyond the poorly welded spot.&nbsp; I&#039;d just try to fill the &#039;crack&#039; with some color matched paint and maybe some Alex caulk if it needs built up.For you latches, here&#039;s the setup that Lincoln used on my LS to latch the rear seat.&nbsp; It&#039;s a pull cable setup that you open from the trunk, works pretty slick and shouldn&#039;t be too difficult to fab up.https://i.ebayimg.com/t/2000-2001-2002-LINCOLN-LS-REAR-SEATS-LOCK-LATCH-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqVHJCEFBk+e6-gbBQiY)UyGPg~~60_57.JPGI&#039;m not a big fan of the hood latch pin sticking up through the floor where someone might step on it during a moment of excitement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ranchero50, post: 322720, member: 1523"] I just realized I could blow up the pictures to larger sizes, derp. The crack looks like it's just a spot where the weld was too hot and thinned out the metal. The weld is a valley about 2x the length of the crack with some porosity. The joint looks well supported so I wouldn't expect it to migrate beyond the poorly welded spot. I'd just try to fill the 'crack' with some color matched paint and maybe some Alex caulk if it needs built up. For you latches, here's the setup that Lincoln used on my LS to latch the rear seat. It's a pull cable setup that you open from the trunk, works pretty slick and shouldn't be too difficult to fab up. https://i.ebayimg.com/t/2000-2001-2002-LINCOLN-LS-REAR-SEATS-LOCK-LATCH-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqVHJCEFBk+e6-gbBQiY)UyGPg~~60_57.JPG I'm not a big fan of the hood latch pin sticking up through the floor where someone might step on it during a moment of excitement. [/QUOTE]

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