67-76 floor into a 65...
Started this here asking for advice on slicing a floor, but thought I'd move it to a thread specifically to document the install.
We have a 65 Valiant which badly needed a floor. So, going off of some other folks experiences, we opted to put a later floor in it and are going to document the thing so that others might benefit from it and maybe get some advise along the way from those who actually know what they are doing.
There was a question about the width. If I recall, the new floor is slightly wider than the original, at least on the floor. That may change once it's in place.
Never thought removing the engine and trans combo could be so easy.... this is the way to do it...
Obligatory pic of the next generation.
I won't bore anyone with the details of how it looked originally, suffice it to say, it was completely rotted out. I'm amazed the surrounding structure was left intact. Well, mostly anyway. There is a small area about 6x12, in the passenger rear foot well that's a little flimsy due to a really awesome "tin" and sheet-metal screw "repair" that was done at sometime in the past. It's not rusted through but it's not strong either. That will get fixed before the floor is put in.
We're planning on attempting to get the floor in, from underneath. Unintended benefit of having a lift. If that doesn't work, we'll do what a friend of mine suggested and cut it down the center, like a puzzle.
We were reminded (a little too late) to watch out for the re-enforcement brackets. This was my fault. A little to excited to get started. Oops...
The front braces and firewall, seem fine. There's a little surface rust on the drivers side, but we'll address that.
Anyway, that's what we're doing around here. Hope this helps someone, most of all us.
More to come.
-=C
Started this here asking for advice on slicing a floor, but thought I'd move it to a thread specifically to document the install.
We have a 65 Valiant which badly needed a floor. So, going off of some other folks experiences, we opted to put a later floor in it and are going to document the thing so that others might benefit from it and maybe get some advise along the way from those who actually know what they are doing.
There was a question about the width. If I recall, the new floor is slightly wider than the original, at least on the floor. That may change once it's in place.
Never thought removing the engine and trans combo could be so easy.... this is the way to do it...
Obligatory pic of the next generation.
I won't bore anyone with the details of how it looked originally, suffice it to say, it was completely rotted out. I'm amazed the surrounding structure was left intact. Well, mostly anyway. There is a small area about 6x12, in the passenger rear foot well that's a little flimsy due to a really awesome "tin" and sheet-metal screw "repair" that was done at sometime in the past. It's not rusted through but it's not strong either. That will get fixed before the floor is put in.
We're planning on attempting to get the floor in, from underneath. Unintended benefit of having a lift. If that doesn't work, we'll do what a friend of mine suggested and cut it down the center, like a puzzle.
We were reminded (a little too late) to watch out for the re-enforcement brackets. This was my fault. A little to excited to get started. Oops...
The front braces and firewall, seem fine. There's a little surface rust on the drivers side, but we'll address that.
Anyway, that's what we're doing around here. Hope this helps someone, most of all us.
More to come.
-=C
