Early A floor pans
Most floors rot out since the carpet holds water. Convertibles are usually totally ruined since old tops leak. Of course, wouldn't happen if the car were garaged but most people push the old car out of the garage and let it sit under a tree collecting leaves. On my 65 Dart, I used the cheap rockauto floor pan on R side (~$55). Not exactly the right shape, but a rubber mallet made it work. If I did again, I would lap ~1/8". I butt-welded, which took much time to fit the cut hole and I got some burn-thrus w/ my cheap HF wire-welder, even trying to hold a copper spoon behind. I later covered the edges w/ fiberglass. While the inner frame rails and x-member were exposed, I wire-brushed, sand-blasted, and coated w/ Rust Destroyer, pulling a rag forward thru the rail. The driver's side just needed a small flat patch.
My 64 Valiant convertible had floor repairs, by a shop I understood. The gomers just welded flat panels over the rusted-out floors, leaving the old floors there. I'll have to rectify someday, perhaps when the tranny is out. I can't list all the things the "professionals" did wrong.
Most floors rot out since the carpet holds water. Convertibles are usually totally ruined since old tops leak. Of course, wouldn't happen if the car were garaged but most people push the old car out of the garage and let it sit under a tree collecting leaves. On my 65 Dart, I used the cheap rockauto floor pan on R side (~$55). Not exactly the right shape, but a rubber mallet made it work. If I did again, I would lap ~1/8". I butt-welded, which took much time to fit the cut hole and I got some burn-thrus w/ my cheap HF wire-welder, even trying to hold a copper spoon behind. I later covered the edges w/ fiberglass. While the inner frame rails and x-member were exposed, I wire-brushed, sand-blasted, and coated w/ Rust Destroyer, pulling a rag forward thru the rail. The driver's side just needed a small flat patch.
My 64 Valiant convertible had floor repairs, by a shop I understood. The gomers just welded flat panels over the rusted-out floors, leaving the old floors there. I'll have to rectify someday, perhaps when the tranny is out. I can't list all the things the "professionals" did wrong.
