Another floor pan question...

[junebug]

My drivers side floor pan is shot, as well as the floor pan support underneath where it ties in behind the rocker. The tunnel and passenger side are fine so.... Any tips on splicing the new portion of the support to the existing metal? Just trying to get a game plan before starting.
Thanks!


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[jeff_gates]

I had the same problem on the passenger side. I bought a new support and cut the rot away and graphed in the new piece.

 

[JAFO]

As jeff_gates states, with a welder and some sheet metal tools you can do about anything to stitch in the new floor brace and pan.

Here are some pics from when I was rebuilding my floor. Helps to see it apart...

http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/gary__seven/slideshow/Bronco Floor

 

[jmangi62]

Hey JAFO can you come over and do that to my F150 ? LOL! YOU ROCK brother.

 

[jonmelton]

I bought my new drivers floor pan then laid it in place and traced around it. Then I went down an inch or 2 if I had room and cut most of it out with an angle grinder. Everything except around the floor supports. Then I used an air chisel, hammer, and sawza to cut out the metal on the floor supports.

Here's a timelapse of me doing it:
https://youtu.be/rEtWqr-Crw0


And a couple pictures:

 

[junebug]

Thanks guys! Going to cut into it tonight!


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[JAFO]

Hey JAFO can you come over and do that to my F150 ? LOL! YOU ROCK brother.

Ha. Thanks. Not sure I could go through it all again. One of those deals where I found myself in a shit storm and survived it. I look back at some of those pictures and still can't believe that was my Bronco. Seriously though, the more you do the metal work, the more tricks you learn and it will get easier. Just be really picky when it comes to aligning stuff and it gives you a better finished product. Think about all the stuff that is going to be bolted back to whatever it is you are replacing, so you can take into account any needed holes and such.