Beat the floors flat again, ..anyone had to ? |
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Beat the floors flat again, ..anyone had to ? |
Literati914 |
Jun 16 2019, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,443 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
About to start my "quick resto" and am noticing now that carpets and noise tar are out, that the floors have some high areas (from running over stuff!). I swung a carpenter's hammer at it a few swings and the floors just laughed. I've got a 3lb hammer around somewhere that I'll try next..but getting a little dolly under it doesnt seem too helpful. Anyone got a better method?
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tygaboy |
Jun 16 2019, 07:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,279 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
I had the same thing in a few spots. If the spots are "well enough supported", like near the edge of where the floor meets the long like a couple of mine were, I ended up using a small sledge hammer to get them back to where they needed to be.
I also had a hump in the center of the floor. As crazy as it may sound, I ended up using a floor jack inside the car and was able to brace it against strong enough structure that I was able to force the floor back onto position. You could use a floor jack or two under the car to support the low sections and hammer the high sections back into place. Again, it may sound crazy but it worked for me. |
Literati914 |
Jun 16 2019, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,443 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks for the suggestions Tygaboy, I will keep that in mind and give it a try.
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Retroracer |
Jun 17 2019, 07:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yes the 914 floors act like a polaroid for all abusive behavior to the car....!
I found a 9lb hammer used gently & sparingly helped a lot to get minor dents adjusted. Go slow and check with a straight edge often. - Tony |
Literati914 |
Jun 17 2019, 02:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,443 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yes the 914 floors act like a polaroid for all abusive behavior to the car....! I found a 9lb hammer used gently & sparingly helped a lot to get minor dents adjusted. Go slow and check with a straight edge often. - Tony Got it Tony, thanks. This is PO damage BTW, same as, but slightly worse than what was done by the PO of my /6 conversion, years back. I was always a bit annoyed with the floors on that car - just knowing that they were uneven kinda bothered me the whole time. So, I'd like to correct these before putting it on the road. |
lierofox |
Jun 17 2019, 04:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 256 Joined: 23-June 15 From: Paso Robles, CA Member No.: 18,880 Region Association: Southern California |
Yes the 914 floors act like a polaroid for all abusive behavior to the car....! I found a 9lb hammer used gently & sparingly helped a lot to get minor dents adjusted. Go slow and check with a straight edge often. - Tony Got it Tony, thanks. This is PO damage BTW, same as, but slightly worse than what was done by the PO of my /6 conversion, years back. I was always a bit annoyed with the floors on that car - just knowing that they were uneven kinda bothered me the whole time. So, I'd like to correct these before putting it on the road. Trying to bend unsupported steel is surprisingly difficult, it just rebounds on you and it's like you're hitting it with a feather. You gotta support the immediate area around where you're trying to bend down from the other side. |
Literati914 |
Jun 17 2019, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,443 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yea was what I've been thinking...but an average body dolly would be on the small side, I'd think. I'd think I'd need something like a steel I-beam fastened to the underside - to actually get the effect.
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porschetub |
Jun 17 2019, 10:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Use a "dead blow' hammer ,I have a plastic one with lead shot in it ,works in situations like this, no hammer marks/chipped paint or stretching.
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