I finally repair the passenger side floor pan and some oth.
Easy floor pan welding.
2 shape it to the original floor pan.
One of the most common projects in automotive repair and restoration is the replacement of a rusted out floor pan.
I am currently in the middle of cutting out rust from a car floor pan and will need to know soon whether i can do spot welds or do i have to run a bead.
It is essential when clamping that you make it both tight and right next to the weld.
The biggest problem here is that b body mopars are a uni body chassis so the floor is structural to rest of the vehicle.
If there is one saving grace for the novice welder and floor pans it is that the floor pans are always hidden from view.
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Switching to a low carbon easy to grind welding wire will help in the future.
With the trunk floor now finished off with the silver portion of the por 15 it was time for the black coating.
When coating larger areas you can spray por 15 with a gun but be sure to wear a mask and carefully clean every orifice of the spray gun before the paint dries.
Following some quick work with a sharpie and cutoff wheel a perforated steel and bondo sandwichs littered my workspace floor.
I weld in a new hand formed floor pan in my 1978 ford f150 truck.
If you are not an experienced welder that is ok the best place to learn is by welding in a floor pan.
And maybe the epoxy would result in a more rustproof seam.
Andrew white owner of apex autosports provides rust prevention advice and shares tips for plasma cutting and mig welding in his walk through of the restoration process on a 1975 volkswagen super beetle.
Trace around the framerails with a marker and remove the floor.
Measure mark and drill all the plug weld holes.
Our advice is to jump in and have at it.
We merely brushed the paint on just like the silver coating.
You will also learn tricks such as clamping the metal with a screw and welding up the center of the pan so it doesn t flex.
In this video we continue our effort rid this classic 1967 ford fairlane from the ravages of rust.
And if it doesn t turn out great well the beauty of learning on a floor is.
You may need to adjust the seat pan tabs on the sides of the floor.
Right now i am thinking that i will first of all.
You will need to make sure the top pan is dropped all the way down tight on the base metal of the car.
