VIDEO - floor pan replacement - UPDATE - MORE ADDED

[Mark]

Saw a thread the other day asking how to remove the floor pan from the support channel. I had my 7 y.o. video tape a little action since I'm currently at this stage on my '77.

First get cut out the large squares of floor between the channels and make lengthwise cuts down the middle of the channel, pry-up a flap like in the photos.

 

[Mark]

Witness the majesty of the air chisel. I prepped this floor for the new pan in an hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBdEwVmOG8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCY4iSv1GEc

[youtube]5ZBdEwVmOG8[/youtube]

 

[Mark]

My boy got such a kick out of the fact that we can post videos on youtube that he wanted me to video him doing his monster truck race. Check it out if you want to. He's 7 and he likes seeing how many views it's getting.

Air chisel majesty Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCY4iSv1GEc

[youtube]WCY4iSv1GEc[/youtube]

 

[Bitch'nBronco]

Nice job

 

[Orange Crush]

Good to see this. I will be doing pans in the next week or two. Thanks for posting those. Do you have a link to your son's video?

 

[Mark]

Good to see this. I will be doing pans in the next week or two. Thanks for posting those. Do you have a link to your son's video?

Oh yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR8dlpiaOjM


Thanks!

 

[7bronco6]

Nice post...That air chisel is nice, I need to get me one of those...Your son's video is pretty cool, if only our Bronco's could drive like that in real life..haha..Happy Fathers Day..

 

[Socal Tom]

Ok, that is just wrong... First, if it was me, the second time the air chisel slipped, I would have speared my hand on the rusty metal and had to spend the next 6 hours in the emergency room. Then, when I screamed from being speared by the metal, I would have dropped the chisel on my sandal covered foot and sliced off my little toe.

nice work.
Tom

 

[Mark]

Ok, that is just wrong... First, if it was me, the second time the air chisel slipped, I would have speared my hand on the rusty metal and had to spend the next 6 hours in the emergency room. Then, when I screamed from being speared by the metal, I would have dropped the chisel on my sandal covered foot and sliced off my little toe.

We edited that part out.

 

[Mark]

wire wheel and paint the channels.
Treat the inner part with POR15 (or Rustbullet which I had on hand), spray all seam areas to be welded with weld through primer. Napa has it.

Edit. I'll have to upload my pics of this step a little later.

 

[Mark]

I'm digging this You Tube thing. Anyone can open and then upload to Youtube - it's free.
A picture is worth a thousand words, then how many is video worth?
Here's the next in progression..

Fit the pan into place. Trim where necessary.
Use self tapping screws to secure the pan to the overlap areas making installing the floor pan quick and easy.

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[Mark]

Use a ball peen hammer and drift after screwing the pan in place to flatten the seams as much as possible to the body. Repeat this after welding. Before final painting apply seam sealer to make the seams nearly invisible - and most importantly, seal out moisture.

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[Mark]

Plug weld the panel into place. Remove a screw, weld the hole, remove a screw weld the hole, und so weiter... make sure you get good penetration for a permanent bond. We'll grind the welds down smooth before painting.

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[73stallion]

boy your video camera really doesn't like that weld arc! i like the way you use self tappers and fill the holes though, think i'll do it that way when i replace my floor.

 

[jdevon]

Thanks for taking the time to film and post. Nice job so far.

 

[needabronco]

Thanks Mark your video has inspired me to finally do my floors. Now I'm seriously contemplating pulling the body off the frame:-X...

Your videos could be marketed you know....

 

[jkskier]

So much better than a written explanation - thanks!

 

[Mark]

I'm having fun! This is my 4th floor pan and it gets easier and easier.
Here it is all plug welded. Took an hour or two - with farting around time.

 

[mbroadbridge]

screw sizes?

I am doing my floor replacements and wanted to know what size screws to use. I am worried about going too big and making it tought to fill the hole with weld.

 

[hyghlndr]

Great work. Kept thinking man this guy needs to have gloves on in the first video.....metal objects love to cut me up...