Floor Repair

Someone opted to rivet a few panels over the rust holes, inadvertently promoting the spread of rust and its infiltration into the surrounding panels.

Some smaller components had to be fabricated for the front kick panel and the interior panel retaining lip.

Everything was cleaned up and painted inside before the pieces were fit in.

A piece of the old Catalina hood with a little more shape added to make thing fit.

The inner rocker was in poor condition, and someone opted to replace the outer rocker without addressing the inner one. Additionally, they welded it onto the exterior of the quarter panel instead of properly sliding it into place.

I suppose they would have had to address the floor issues as well. The ends of the supports were rusted off and required extension to reach the inner sections once more.

Time to piece this puzzle together. Extend the quarter panel lip and fill in the lower a-pillar.

Patch the kick panel, weld up the end of the support, weld the cuts in the front support and get it mounted to the pan.

It’s starting to take shape with the inner fit in and the outer mocked up for door gap.

After finding the right alignment, everything is welded in, cleaned up, and painted.

The car was put on the hoist to finish up the welds underneath the car.

The interior panels were cleaned, painted, and Dynamat was installed.

Dynamat was installed in the quarter panels before the covers and panels were installed.

The carpet wasn’t that bad, but a new rug was installed.

Seat belts were also added during this process with nuts welded in the floor and a modern retractable lap belt installed.

No more wet carpet and feet, and the car is sealed up again.

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