Sunday, April 26, 2015

One almost done...

The original floors were... crunchy.

This car was only driven on Sundays- Because its holy! 
Ok - bad joke.  But you can tell from the English drain holes that
 the cover leaked in the field....

Passenger side spot welded in.... :)


The drivers side had more damage to the floor pans than the passenger did.. so the top piece is getting welded to the
bottom of the transmission tunnel next to the gas pedal since the lowest inch of it was toast.
This will give the other floorpan something to weld to.
I started with a light sheetmetal template, but ended up with some stainless 14 gauge that has been hanging around for
forever.  The bottom piece is the very front of the floorboard before going vertical to the firewall.
Just enough had rusted off the car that there would be a 1 1/2" gap between original metal and the new floorboards.
Once welded in, this will be stronger than stock
I don't think you could jack the car up by it, but its way thicker than stock.


 

After the floors get in, it will get seam sealer and complete undercoating. Then the car can come off the rotisserie and back on to its suspension. After I get that done...

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