Restor Floor Pans Without Welding

So i have stripped my floorpans and found some tiny pinholes about 5 6 of them throughout.

Restor floor pans without welding.

If you re doing a partial floor panel you ll be cutting around the repair to be done. The first step was to cut out the rust. Where the edge of the pan is welded to the side sill juts stitch weld it. Using a rivet gun on floor pans instead of welding.

In fact i have seen welding cause more problems than it will solve especially if the back sides of the welds can not be properly treated and coated. Though i don t claim to be a master craftsman i can even lay a decent bead in aluminum with tig when i need to. Guys this post was meant to be about an alternative way top tackle a common repair without making a move which one would regret in the long run. All our vintage sheet metal is made in canada with american made steel.

Thanks for the advice but i started welding 20 years before you were born. And maybe the epoxy would result in a more rustproof seam. Tape off the spot to be repaired with masking tape. He recomended fusor or a similar product.

Many restorers choose to lap weld floor pans because it s easier. Tiny rust holes in floor pans best way to fix without welding. And a few nickle and dime sized ones. Mercedessource tech help you can do it yourself without the hassle and bad side affects of welding.

Mig weld sheet metal install partial panels. But my eyes are getting bad enough now that i don t need to be staring through a welding mask any more than i have to when there is a perfectly good alternative. Hi i am researching doing my floor pans and rockers on my 54 ford. For welding in floor pans you won t have warping because must of the welds are spot plug welds in the field of the piece where it lies on the frame rail and gets tacked to the flanges thereof.

Follow along as i take you through the products and procedures i will use to. Original was 20 gauge so our floor pans are thicker stronger and easier for welding. In episode 1 of repair restore revive mark gets a quote from the body shop to replace the floor pans on his 66 corvair before deciding to dive in an. Sheet metal is hard enough to weld when it is fresh.

Welding in patch panels with a flux core welder without a gas envelope is an exercise in burn through and swearing so glue it was. However butt welding looks better and leaves no overlaps but is a long process. Okay let me first start by saying i am terrible at welding rusty sheet metal. Don t run a continuous bead do a weld maybe an inch long then move to.

Mgb floor pans come with seat nuts and fuel and brake line studs welded on. And lexus and mercedes use adhesives. He says it is quicker with less problems from dealing with the heat. Non structural permanent rust repair can be done without welding.