Floor pan question - got it in.

carhauler · Apr 9, 2008

I got the bolt bracket made for the pass. seat & in & decided to throw the floor pan in to see how things looked. I marked the ends of the floor supports so I would know where to screw down & noticed the pan sits forward too far by about a 1/2 inch. I cant take it back any further & didn't want to cut the pan at the back beacause I need the lip to screw through. There was some bad metal behind the lip & I have enough good metal to screw to for welding. In the pics below I marked the pan where the edge of the support is & it runs just in front of the ribbing in the pan instead of in the flat area like all the other pics I've seen of this repair. I guess my question is is it OK the put it in this way or am I doing something wrong? How would I get the pan back further without cutting out the metal behind the rear lip of the pan? Maybe the pictures will help explain. I've got more trimming to do to the pan but wanted to wait until I figured this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tito · Apr 9, 2008

I think you will be just fine as long as you can get it to sit flat and the ribs arent on the support at all (seal up to keep out rust, etc). Here is a set that I replaced for reference. I got mine from Tom's.

behemoth · Apr 9, 2008

That is the same issue I ran into using that vendors pan. It will work that way, but you will have to pound the ribs flat on the ends at the floor support. How does the bend up look from underneath. Does it line up and is the angle correct ? I had issues with that as well.

Looking good.

carhauler · Apr 9, 2008

Thanks for the pics Tito. I feel better now seeing yours. My screws would go in to the right of the line so that would give the same results as what you posted, best I can tell. I didn't look up from the underside but I'm pretty sure the ribs are not sitting on the support. I'll check tomorrow to be sure.

Behemoth, are you talking about the bend up where the floor slopes up to the firewall? If so, I'm about a 1/4 inch forward but I have more trimming to do at the top which may force it back a little when I put it in for good.

vertex · Apr 9, 2008

Sounds like everyone is having issues with these pans. I was not impressed with these pans at all. nothing lined up right and the pans were very warped. I spent several hours working with mine to get them just right, whoever is building these pans is obviously laying them out my hand. I flattened some of the side bends and re bent them in the correct locations and the dimple for the body mount bolt was off by about 1/2" so I cut it out and made my own dimple then welded it in the correct location. I realize that each bronco is different but I expected them to fit better than they did.

Good luck, it just takes some time to get them right.

carhauler · Apr 9, 2008

The pan came with the Bronco so I'm not sure who's it is. I'm assuming you guys can look at a particular pan & tell who's it is by the ribbing or lip? Mine is also warped & the lips don't lay flat either. I've had it on the floor & hammered them out a bit which made it better but I will have to do it again before it goes in for good.

I had planned to drill down from the top with a small bit to reference the body mount & seat bracket holes before I put the floor in, then screw the floor down & drill up from the bottom thru the floor to get the holes right. Then I'll weld up the hole in the floor support. I guess that would work as long as I can hold the drill straight;D .

Thanks for the encouragement also.

carhauler · Apr 13, 2008

Well, I got it in tonite. Had to beat the crap out of it & I think it's still a little twisted over the rear brace. I must have sat on the floor for over an hour trying to flatten it out. Once I screwed it down to the braces, it pulled down tight which showed me that I cut the front edge to short because of all the warping & not sitting right. Valuable lesson learned. I'll either try to fill it in and gring it down or weld a strip of metal over the joint to cover it up. I think if I cut the spot welds out up front in the middle of the pan near the fire wall, it would pop back up on the right side some. I tacked it together but I don't like it. Here's some pictures.

OkieAggie · Apr 13, 2008

Good job CH!!! I'm working on mine now...still cutting the old out, so we'll see how it goes back in! I also have to rebuild my seat bolt tie downs. Now you've got me curious about the ribs on mine being in the wrong place...I'll double check tomorrow.

carhauler · Apr 14, 2008

OkieAggie said:
Good job CH!!! I'm working on mine now...still cutting the old out, so we'll see how it goes back in! I also have to rebuild my seat bolt tie downs. Now you've got me curious about the ribs on mine being in the wrong place...I'll double check tomorrow.

Thanks, about the ribs, mine are just behind the braces but not actually touching them. Trimming the pan a little more, hammering it out some & screwing it down seemed to put things were they needed to be.

OkieAggie · Apr 14, 2008

Mine looks like it will fit pretty well. I have plenty of room between the ribs and the floor support...almost an inch. WHEW!!

bigbri69 · Apr 15, 2008

GREAT!mine should be here from toms this week.i ordered the 5 piece kit.ill cut out the tunnel cover.i thought that you would overlap them a lil and throw a weld along the hole seam.never did body work before so what do i know.but that is the way i was gona do it.not looking forward to doing all that puonding.

75dlydrvr · Apr 17, 2008

What did you use to cut the old pans out?

grauerfam · Apr 17, 2008

Scott, look at the rear of the drivers side and see if I didn't install it with the turned up portion of the new pan to the rear of the original vertical section. ( where the gas valve switch would be for you dual tank guys.) Doing it this way is a little trickier to get the panel in, but would give you another 1/4" to the rear. Yours is coming out great and you're not gonna notice that little difference after it's painted.

carhauler · Apr 21, 2008

75dlydrvr said:
What did you use to cut the old pans out?

I used a wire wheel to clean things up so I could see the spot welds clearly then a spot weld remover bit & a grinder. Once that was done, a cutting wheel to remove the pan.

I got it in Larry. Thanks. Check out my build thread for finished pics of the pan & inner rocker. I'm moving slow, but I'm moving!!

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