Hey Don:
I have done a few of these floor repairs and they aren't that difficult!
But a quote of $100 per side is a good deal! But if you have more time than
$$ and have a few helpful tools such as a MIG welder and an air compressor
driven air chisel, the work will proceed much quicker! Without these tools,
especially the mig welder, I would consider having the work done by a
professional.
If you do complete the job yourself, just take your time and plan out your
attack. I have assumed that the floor rust is so bad that a simple patch
here or there won't suffice, right? Then order your panels ahead of time so
that you can measure your car floor BEFORE any cutting takes place. I have
seen guys cut out the rusty floors, then receive their new panels from Moss,
only to discover that they cut away too much of the rusty floor section.
Not a happy discovery, I might add!
Another friend installed the new floors but failed to get under the car to
see how it looked. Although from the inside of the car, everything looked
fine, he had not removed enough of the floor section and he ended up being
about 1" up off the floor supports. He is on the short side, so he actually
liked how this job turned out. But for most of us, we would be very unhappy!
The new floors lacked the support from the frame that they need to function
correctly.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Jim Boyd
International Sportscar Components
Paradise, CA
At 10:09 AM 4/6/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Any advise for installing floor pans in a B? I'm going to have to do it or
>have it done. I know a place that will do it for 100.00 per side but I will
>have to trailer the car an hour away and probably have to wait for a month
>or more. The DIY Repair and Restoration manual has a short blerb on welding
>them in, but they don't tell how they got them out. Are we talking
>spot-weld cutter, nuclear powered laser beam or what.
> I have an address of a company that sells auto body
>equipment and supplies to the trade( which I am not in, I'm a potter not an
>auto body man!) I bought a nice HVLP gravity fed gun and regulator which
>really works great. The name is: Tools USA , phone # 1-800-451-2425. Once
>you get on their list you will recieve a flier from them every couple of
>weeks for who knows how long.
>
> Don Walton in NC
> 2 B's in pieces
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Jim Boyd
International Sportscar Components
Paradise, CA
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