Luggage stop
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So the entire metal panel is missing? I have never know of one missing unless it was removed for some body fiberglass repair and never reattached. I hope your car is not one that has had a rear clip attached due to accident damage. 
Dennis
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There are some very good video's on the subject of tightening and replacing the cargo stop panel...... Bucking rivets to attach the stop with the body on the frame will be challenging. I would chose to purchase an air Rivet gun, personnally....I've had the honor to tighten two stops on Coupes............Have the beer handy!!
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Are you missing both pieces? 63 Coupe had a short piece about 2 inches high from one end to the other riveted to the floor and then a second larger piece about 6 inches high that went all the way across also above it.
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The lower piece has not been reproduced. The upper piece is available but you need the lower piece to go with it if he’s missing it, I know where there is one hanging in someone’s garage.
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When I got my car, a '67', the luggage stop was there but not secured properly. Also, it looked beat up pretty bad. I got another one from a Corvette Vendor. What I did, was while the car was on my lift (kwik Lift), I put a level across the fiberglass area where the L/stop goes. I jacked that area up from underneath to where there was no sag in the fiberglass floor pan area. I then drilled and installed bolts with heads that were really shallow, can't remember the name of the bolts but back then John 'Z' had recommended them for that particular area. You just can't buck rivets in that area properly with the body on the frame. I placed the bolts from the outside under the car and secured them with self locking nuts and washers inside. Since there under the carpet, there out of sight. Using the factory manual, I tried to use the existing holes but also added a few pop rivets in the end. It made a big difference in the ride quality.
