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| Author: | moparman [ Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:49 pm ] |
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I'm new to this forum and these cars in general. I have a 1962 Valiant. It is in bad need of front floor pans. All of the main suspension points seem to be good. Shock towers are good. I know no one makes body parts for these cars. Does anyone know of a car that floor pans could be removed from and welded into this car or do I have to fabricate my own? Has anyone made their own? Did you weld them or use the new glue peope in this area are talking about? |
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| Author: | Chuck [ Wed Dec 18, 2002 10:04 pm ] |
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One option is to clean up the rust and then use fiberglass. |
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| Author: | killin5 [ Thu Dec 19, 2002 7:33 am ] |
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I jus cleaned up my badly rusted trunk. (I thought I needed to replace the floor of the spare compartment) I cleaned the rust out and then coated it with POR-15. It worked very well. I patched a few of the holes with and epoxy. I'll see how it holds up. POR-15 also has some fiberglass mesh that you can use with their product. I bought some but I didn't end up using it. I have been told that it works really well for patching holes. It all depends on how bad your pans are. John Killn |
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| Author: | Guest [ Fri Dec 20, 2002 12:38 pm ] |
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Thanks for the info. The pans are gone. Can't really tell what they look like. Have a friend that owns a yard. I am going to try to go there this weekend to see if it looks like anything will fit. I want to use metal. I believe it to be stronger. Hope to have a strong running /6 when I get done with car. Lots of body work first. |
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| Author: | Mark [ Fri Dec 20, 2002 5:38 pm ] |
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I had a 68 Valiant that over time the floor pans rusted out and disappeared. I cut out any rusted metal and got some galvanized sheet tin of the same gage as the original floor. I cut it to fit and put what ever curves in it that it needed. I just ran a bead of tar type sealer around the edges and screwed the tin to the remaining floor and sealed it with some undercoating from underneath and on top. I removed the seats and the carpet and undercoated the whole floor then put everything back in. After you undercoat the floor let the car sit for a couple of days with the windows open so it will dry. Then put everything back together. After you do this there will be no more rust problems. |
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