I guess it's time to chime in again. I started this thread asking about
repairing 5-6 small holes in my floor pan. The largest is about the size of
2 dimes side-by-side. I don't think strength has been diminished in my
particular case. Most have said to fiberglass the holes, with various
methods suggested. A few have said to weld patches.
What I'm going to do is clean up the floor pan real good and have the
gentleman that is going to weld the floor pan into the passenger side look
at the driver's side. If he feels he can weld it easily and reasonably,
I'll probably have him weld it. If he is going to charge too much,
fiberglass will win. Just have to wait and see.
Thanks for all the inputs. When I get a chance I'll send an update to my
74B project.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of J R Overcash
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 3:24 PM
To: Mgbbob@aol.com; kwaringa@dynsys.com; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: fiberglas or weld...that is the question
OK, I'm far from an expert on anything to do with MG's but all I have read
on this list indicates that aside from keeping you off the roadway the floor
pans provide strength to the uinibody construction. In the past the
consensus has always been repalce and mig weld. While your solution sounds
great will it provide the strength and support needed for the rest of the
car???
Safety Fast!
Ross Overcash
Ayer, MA USA
NAMGBR 2-1172
74B decripit but running!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jroverca/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Mgbbob@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:58 PM
> To: kwaringa@dynsys.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: fiberglas or weld...that is the question
>
>
> Ken,
> I'm restoring a TR3 and when I found that the tub I bought had a
> VERY lacy
> trunk floor, the first thing I did was get out the MIG.
> Everywhere I tried to
> fill, I ended up with a bigger hole. I wasn't about to buy a
> trunk floor for
> $400 or so.
> After talking with the local rep for POR-15 a year ago at a swap meet, I
> bought a kit.
> I had nothing to lose...if I failed, I could always replace the
> floor with
> metal.
> I painted POR-15 on the lacey areas and used some duct tape from
> underneath
> to keep the paint from oozing out. I then applied a thin
> fiberglas layer over
> the area to smooth it out and removed the tape.
> After sanding it looks great, is incredibly strong, does NOT
> absorb moisture
> and will be primed and painted soon.....I'm happy.
> Bob
> 66 B RD GHN3L 78708
> 60 TR3A TS 81398L
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