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| hydroliftin |
 Jun 24 2012, 01:17 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Vallejo, CA Member No.: 7,180 Region Association: Northern California  |
Long story short - I pulled the seats to get them recovered and this is what I found on the driver's side floor pan near the back firewall. I've never had to deal with this in other classic cars I have owned so I'm not sure what my options are. Is this where Restorartion Design comes in? What panel do you think will be needed to fix this?
This kind of repair is kind of outside the experience of most body shops in the Northern California Bay Area. Have any of you locals had good experience with someone who could do rust repairs? Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| worn |
Aug 7 2012, 12:50 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,163 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(hydroliftin @ Jun 24 2012, 11:17 AM)  Long story short - I pulled the seats to get them recovered and this is what I found on the driver's side floor pan near the back firewall. I've never had to deal with this in other classic cars I have owned so I'm not sure what my options are. Is this where Restorartion Design comes in? What panel do you think will be needed to fix this? This kind of repair is kind of outside the experience of most body shops in the Northern California Bay Area. Have any of you locals had good experience with someone who could do rust repairs? At the risk of actually helping you, when you do find a shop be certain to tell them that replacement panel sections for the floor are available. Else, they might decide to spend hours of shop time fabricating. They may be welding artists with true genius and still not know about a foreign car pushing 40. I notice you can buy the panels from one of our sponsors north of the US border. I know I like them. Sorry about the rust - and don't listen to the guys telling you not to whine. Complain and blame to your hearts content. |
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| McMark |
Aug 7 2012, 02:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) You're paying for peace-of-mind with that repair, not necessity. As long as the rear window isn't leaking, it'll probably stay just like that for another 10 years.
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| boogie_man |
Aug 7 2012, 03:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 22-April 11 From: So Cal Member No.: 12,969 Region Association: Southern California |
I agree with McMark on piece of mind, and yours is minor enough to clean out
that nasty and kitty-hair it up and undercoat it right you'd be back in business. I have to change my left rear floor pan which is not a walk in the park as you need to remove it very cleanly, transfer or change out the seat mount brackets & parts as well as cut the holes for the plugs and caulk them nicely, etch, sound deadening pads & jamb. If you can keep it dry, you can patch that floor all day long. GOOD LUCK !!!!!! Scott |
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