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Mail From: Rod Barnes (email redacted)

I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough
that I could move it by my hand with little effort.

The question is: I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm
considering just selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer
as to how difficult this is to fix/replace?

Thanks in advance.

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Mail From: Bryan Fuller (email redacted)

Rod Barnes wrote:

> I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
> behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough

No, don't sell it just because of this! (Unless you happen to live near Seattle,
in that case, how much do you want? It does have a bad floorpan and all..

A rear floorpan is definetly the easiest of them to fix. a little cutting with a
torch or wheel, plus some prying or drilling of the spot welds and what's left
of the old one will come out. Then you just need to order a new one (about $25)
and find someone who can weld it in for you. It's very simple and would only
take a welder no more than 1/2 hour to do the job. Shoot it with some
undercoating to protect it and you've got a new floor. Now, if it was the front
pans, that could end up costing you hundreds of dollars - much more work up
there. But it's not worth selling the car for an easy rear floor repair.
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Mail From: David B. Hollis (email redacted)

I'd also recommend checking the frame - especially the inner rocker panels
- if there's rust in the floor, then there may be rust there as well. Rust
in the frame can be expensive to fix and is also dangerous - i.e. it
compromises the car's structural integrity, so the car doesn't do so well
in a crash - worth a close look.


At 10:30 PM 11/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
>behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough
>that I could move it by my hand with little effort.
>
>The question is: I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm
>considering just selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer
>as to how difficult this is to fix/replace?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
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>Rod Barnes
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Mail From: Randall Brand (email redacted)

Rod,

If you check the damage to the floor pan and it seems not to be of frame
structure damage, then fiberglass the pan or weld patch, replacing the area
damaged. That is a fast and cheap fix. If the damage is too severe, then
replacing the entire floor pan is not too expensive ($1-200), just time
consuming. Floor pans usually don't require selling.

At 10:30 PM 11/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
>behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough
>that I could move it by my hand with little effort.
>
>The question is: I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm
>considering just selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer
>as to how difficult this is to fix/replace?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
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>Rod Barnes
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Mail From: Sean Mattingly (email redacted)

Rod Barnes wrote:
>
> I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
> behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough
> that I could move it by my hand with little effort.
>
> The question is: I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm
> considering just selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer
> as to how difficult this is to fix/replace?

Many of us have tackled floor rust problems way worse than yours.
Don't get too worried.

Fortunately, floor pans are a common repair component. You can
buy them in many different sizes, depending on how much cancer
you have.

If welding is not your expertise, at least pull out the seats
and carpet. Then take it to an experienced restoration or
body shop.

Make sure the price they give you includes SEAM SEALING the finished
repaired floor section. That's a minor detail that was not included
when I had the same kind of rust problem as yourself.

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Mail From: Judy Burr (email redacted)

Are you saying the rear driver's side floor pan? This is not an earth
shattering problem. You can pull up on the rear seat and then remove the
door sill plate, then pull the carpet up toward the front seats to see
what the problem is. If the floorpan is indeed rusted thru, there are
replacement floorpans that can be welded in place. Sometimes they will cut
out the bad part and fit the new metal on top with some goo of some sort,
sometimes they will weld it in. Depends on the amount of rust.

At 10:30 PM 11/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I've made an unpleasant discovery on my 67 coupe. I found the floor pan
>behind the driver side has some serious cancer. The metal was rotten enough
>that I could move it by my hand with little effort.
>
>The question is: I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm
>considering just selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer
>as to how difficult this is to fix/replace?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>--
>Rod Barnes
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Mail From: John M. Dettori (email redacted)

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 22, Rod Barnes <(email redacted)> wrote:
>
> [...] I found the floor pan behind the driver side has some serious cancer.
> [...] I think this is more than I want to tackle so I'm considering just
> selling it. Does anyone have any experience that can offer as to how
> difficult this is to fix/replace?

Rod,

Rear floor pans are pretty easy. But are you sure there's no inner rocker
rust thru? Here's what I'd do:

- Put the car up on jack stands
- Pull out the seats and the carpet
- Take up the carpet underlayment
- With good lighting and perhaps a friend who's experienced,
see exactly how bad it is.

If it's truely just the a hole in the rear seat pan, you can fabricate a
patch, or replace the whole pan. Buy a rear seat pan, side specific -
they're cheap. Cut as little metal as possible, but make sure you get
all the corroded stuff. Either borrow/rent/buy a welder and have at it,
or take the pan to a welder and let him do it.

Of course, if it's worse than that, you may be facing a larger repair
(full floors, inner rockers, etc.). In 1986, Mustang Monthly ran a 3-part
article called "Major Surgery" (which was reprinted in MM's 1986 Annual),
where they show a 66 convertible that needs floors, and they take you
each step of the way. I'd get a copy of the article, and read it.

If you feel the work is beyond you, you may want to just put the carpet
back in, bolt in the seats and sell it.

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Divisional VP, Program Trading 70 Mach I (351C-4V)
Paine Webber, Inc. 67 GT conv (289-4V)
New York, NY <reserved 4 67 GT500>
212 713 4683
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Mail From: (email redacted) (email redacted)

Floor pans are not the hardest to replace. Finding the correct shop to do it
correctly is another story. If you really don't want to sell the car get some
estimates on replacing it first. Around here (North Al.) it's not that
expensive to have done. Maybe if you have someone in your local club that
weilds good can cut you a deal.

Gary Dempsey
68 Fastback
73 Convt.
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