Hi,
I would like to offer a radical, but simple, approach to this dilemma of the
"Rotting Floor Boards".
How about cutting the suspect floor back to the inner sill and the
transmission tunnel (or wherever the rot ends) and weld a new replacement floor
in its place? (Please hold the applause, I was not the first to think of this.)
Many repro floors are acceptable these days and include the lateral
ribs/indents and "foot well", plus you have all of your attachment points for
the accelerator and seat. If any nuts are missing from the panel you can easily
attach them in the process.
Then voila! You can jump on the seats without fear of Fred Flinstoning and
maybe even trampoline yourself into a neighboring vehicle or the roof of your
garage (you choose).
Otherwise, why bother with all this fiberglass nonsense when you could do
parquay, ceramic, or even a nice Armstrong pattern?
Keep Smiling!
Jay Fishbein, CT
Innocenti-S
HAN-6
AN-5
On 01/18/99 10:09:26 you wrote:
>
>In a message dated 1/17/99 9:44:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>byers@cconnect.net writes:
>
><< Hi, Spridgeteers!
> One of the ways of curing "oil-canning" floors is to apply a fiberglass
> patch of one or two plies. The fiberglass will actually stiffen the floor
> so that it does not flex. Before applying the fiberglass, make sure the
> surface is absolutely clean and oil/grease free.
>
> I applied Corroless to prevent further rusting and fiberglass patches to
> repair the rust holes in the floors of my Big Healey back in the '80s when
> my bodywork and welding skills were rudimentary. Recently, I removed them
> to do proper weld repairs instead, but they were perfectly fine as they
> were, with no more rust in the floor.
>
> Steve Byers >>
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>Ulix and Steve,
>
>This is what I am hoping will work in my '77 Midget. I haven't used
>fiberglass. Is it readily available in auto parts stores? Maybe I'm jumping
>the gun a bit, as I haven't removed the seats and carpets yet! (Another
>surprise for me?!?)
>
>TIA,
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget (DSP)
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV SPort (HS)
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