Body Guys- Have a Duster that will need Driver side floor (front and rear) replaced. I'm wondering if I should just get a whole pan. I don't want to distort the body. Would it be better to just do two sides so the body is supported in the middle by the original metal, or just get the whole one piece floor?
Full Floor Pan or Half
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Do the entire pan in one shot. Easy. You'll be much happier with the result. You can fit the pan in with the rear quarter glass out and the front door open. Make sure you cover up all of the glass in the car. You won't realize how much the little welding sparks will burn little spots into the glass. I have 2 cars that other people welded on before me and they didn't take 5 minutes to cover the glass up.
Any bracing you can add will help. It's not going to fold up with just a floor pan removed. I have a uni body jig that clamps the cars I work on at the rocker pinch welds and has vertical posts that brace structural control points on the car. You can get some metal, wood, Jack's (that don't lose pressure) to support the car in critical areas. You don't need to get too crazy with just the front floor section.
TheGrateRonzini
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I tacked 2” square tubing along the rockers, then squared 2 more pieces around the torque box areas fore and aft. Then I leveled all 4 corners. Also have put in frame connectors before removing floor
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