Blackwaterstang

Well I just bought this car about a month ago from my neighboor. When he jacked it up he didn't use the frame. He used the floorboard...What an idiot. Now im stuck here with a hole under my drivers seat. Can you weld on this metal? what should I do?

5.0kid

damn looks like it was ready to go anywas. Id weld a plate over it maybe some 16 ga steel plate

JD1969

That can be welded, but do it carefully.

Blackwaterstang

Cool, Thanks ya'll.

mattdel

i'd go to a reputable body shop and see what they say. they might want you to do a bigger patch because of the thinness of the metal, rivet it in a put a very thin tach weld bead around the edge.

DRAGUL

I had the same thing when I owned my 83 gt but it was from body flex. I was told by someone that fox body cars were notorious for cracks in the floor boards. That is why subframe connectors are highly recommended. Dont know if what I was told was true but I had cracks in the floorboard behind drivers seat. I just cleaned the metal real well and welded the cracks with a mig. I did not have any issues after but my floorboards were not rotted. Jacks usually dont create cracks like that. In my experience they usually bend in the metal parts.Looks like it has been like this for awhile. If you have never welded before take it to a body shop.

AdderMk2

he's not the idiot... you are for buying a rotted and broken car

Shelty

cant weld on rust... i'd replace the floor honestly

9redfox3

I would go beat that Redneck with a stick! what was he thinking? ...cheez

Blackwaterstang

Honestly man, Do you have to allways be like this? I just asked a simple question, and wanted a simple answer for a small problem.

Dose it make you feel good to talk crap on the internet. Im no were near a noob to the forums. It's people like you that ruin a thread that could help sombody now and into the future. So please if you gonna talk like that in my future threads, Just click out of it.

On the other note, Thanks to everyone else who posted good info. Im gonna just patch it now, Until I can get my finances lined out to fix it right.