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#1
07-06-2004, 01:27 AM
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Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
I removed the driver seat tonight to fix an annoying wobble when i discovered the wobble was caused by rust. The front left bracket and the rear left brackets were bolted to a completly rusted section of the floor, i can see all the way through to the ground. The size of the hole is about 1.5ft square. Can i weld in some sheet metal and then brace it somehow? I was thinking i could weld somethin in, the drill new holes for the brackets to bolt onto. Sound good?
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#2
07-06-2004, 01:40 AM
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You can buy new floor sections they are not that much. OR you could just cut your own sheetmetal piece and weld it in. Either way I would suggest welding in some sub-frame connectors when you done. They run right under the seats and help stiffen up that whole floor pan.
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#3
07-06-2004, 04:42 PM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
Yeah you can weld in a patch, me and my brother did it on his '78 bronco. make SURE you cut out ALL of the rust and half rusted parts, you have to weld to a solid piece of metal!!! Welding it to a half rusted part will just leave you with a weak patch that will probably break off. After you are done, paint any surface rust anywhere else on the floor with POR-15 rust paint. Its meant to be applied directly to rust. Its expensive for a reason, it WORKS. This aint no Rustoleum spray paint.
http://www.por15.com/product.asp?productid=6 $100 bucks a gallon. You probably wont need more than a pint or a quart depending on how much of the floor you paint. I painted an entire '78 bronco frame with 3 pints.
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#4
07-06-2004, 06:06 PM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
where can i buy new floor sections from, and if i went the other route where would could i find the sheet metal? I.E....what type pf buisness, or specialty shop?
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1993 Grand-Am GT...SOLD! 1982 VW Rabbit.......SOLD! 1988 Cavalier..........SOLD! 1989 Mustang GT 5spSOLD! 2002 Celica GT-S 6spSOLD! 2005 Jeep GC, 5.7 HEMI, heated leather and Alpine goodys
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#5
07-06-2004, 06:13 PM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
You can get sheet metal at your local lowes/home depot, for a price. You'll probably pay around $10-$20 for a 2'x2' piece. I get all my metal from my local metal recycler. They have a warehouse filled with recycled metal. Its quite a bit cheaper there, but it still ain't cheap. Steel has gotten very expensive...
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#6
07-06-2004, 06:16 PM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
by the way, here is a replacement floor section:
http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ite...=&catkey=74-01 I doubt you need all of it, maybe some places have just a front/drivers side piece. Mustangs unlimited also has a passenger side version of that.
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#7
07-07-2004, 05:03 AM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
A friend of mine that i work with says he can get me sheet metal for free from his neighbor. I can not weld, but i do have a pop rivet gun! SO i think i can just rivet the sheet metal to the bottom after i cut all of the rotted metal off from the car. does this sound about right?
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1993 Grand-Am GT...SOLD! 1982 VW Rabbit.......SOLD! 1988 Cavalier..........SOLD! 1989 Mustang GT 5spSOLD! 2002 Celica GT-S 6spSOLD! 2005 Jeep GC, 5.7 HEMI, heated leather and Alpine goodys
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#8
07-07-2004, 11:23 AM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
Hmmm... You need to make it seal otherwise you'll have water splashing in.. and therefore more rust and a wet car. I suppose you can rivet it and get some epoxy(I use POR epoxy) and fill all the holes.
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#9
07-07-2004, 02:52 PM
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Re: Rusted floor, can it be fixed?
Thanks for the advice.
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1993 Grand-Am GT...SOLD! 1982 VW Rabbit.......SOLD! 1988 Cavalier..........SOLD! 1989 Mustang GT 5spSOLD! 2002 Celica GT-S 6spSOLD! 2005 Jeep GC, 5.7 HEMI, heated leather and Alpine goodys
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#10
07-07-2004, 06:02 PM
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i can weld... if you live somewhere in SE MI i'll help if i can
riveting is a real halfass way to do it imho....
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