Floor Pans
4th Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,261
From: Concord, NC
RE: Floor Pans
The main difference between th full floor pan and the piece together one is the piece together one do not include the trans tunnel. thats why I plan on using the full pan when I do mine. NPD has them for $495
Yukon Cornelius
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,812
From: deep in the heart of dixie GEORGIA
RE: Floor Pans
ORIGINAL: 428coupe
I agree with soaring on the mig welder, it is a must. If you dont want to spend the dough on a new plasma cutter, you can rent one, or cut-off wheels on a grinder will do the job, only not as pretty. Plasma cutters take some practice and a steady hand also. You should replace both full length floor pans and seat risers. Make sure the car is level and on jackstands where it will not be moved during the process. It is not too hard of a job and the practice you get from the floor pans will help you when you go to replace the lower cowl panels, which are likely bad also.
I agree with soaring on the mig welder, it is a must. If you dont want to spend the dough on a new plasma cutter, you can rent one, or cut-off wheels on a grinder will do the job, only not as pretty. Plasma cutters take some practice and a steady hand also. You should replace both full length floor pans and seat risers. Make sure the car is level and on jackstands where it will not be moved during the process. It is not too hard of a job and the practice you get from the floor pans will help you when you go to replace the lower cowl panels, which are likely bad also.
plasma cutters are extremely easy to use compared to a cutting tourch if u ever used a tourch do it just like that but without all the excessive heat! and its nice cause it doesnt get all warped up and slice thru it like butter! imho it super easy just use two hands to keep it steady and make sure u dont ther frame rail off the car with the pan!
6th Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,736
From: MD/WV
RE: Floor Pans
u can pretty much draw with a plasma cutter! they are real nice when u start doing work on visible panels like quarters and fenders!
! How thick can they cut through?
Yukon Cornelius
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 11,812
From: deep in the heart of dixie GEORGIA
RE: Floor Pans
depend on what they are rated atleast 1/2inch? or so i never tried to cut anythin thicker doing body work there are plasma cutter that they use to cut extremely thick metal in large pools of water etc. u also gotta have a fairly large compressor to go with it other wise it will not work supposedly will cut anything that will conduct electricity never tried anything else though