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clay69camaro · #21 11-05-2009, 12:38 PM

No I had to scrap all of the paint on the firewall. I waited a week and it never hardened, the paint didn't require the use of any reducer but I put some in because it sprayed horribly out of my gun and when I put the reducer in, it sprayed down nice and even. So because of the reducer or maybe the paint just wasn't that good ???? I could peel it with my fingernail. I couldn't even sand it either because it would clog up my sanding disc in a minute or two. So I used aircraft paint remover. After I re-smooth it I'll be using normal primer, and some standard low gloss black paint. Covering up the frame won't be hard at all, and I have no motor to worry about or block me.

clay69camaro · #22 11-07-2009, 08:15 PM

Too many headaches dealing with rotted out floors. I'll cut out large areas of rust and replace it with a patch of sheet metal and once I get a good line of welds going I'll hit a spot on the original floor that has cancerous rust.

So now I'm going to just go ahead and order a whole floorboard piece and a brand new firewall from classic industries. I don't have a plasma cutter or patience to just patch small areas like I've been trying to do. and to be honest If I paid to have my car worked on and it came back like this i'd be pissed so I shouldn't just settle because It's mine and I might have the "whatever" attitude.

Monday I'm going to order up the good parts and get my little tank filled for the welder.

It's time to start doing this right with new parts.

rlplive · #23 11-17-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by clay69camaro

Too many headaches dealing with rotted out floors. I'll cut out large areas of rust and replace it with a patch of sheet metal and once I get a good line of welds going I'll hit a spot on the original floor that has cancerous rust.

So now I'm going to just go ahead and order a whole floorboard piece and a brand new firewall from classic industries. I don't have a plasma cutter or patience to just patch small areas like I've been trying to do. and to be honest If I paid to have my car worked on and it came back like this i'd be pissed so I shouldn't just settle because It's mine and I might have the "whatever" attitude.

Monday I'm going to order up the good parts and get my little tank filled for the welder.

It's time to start doing this right with new parts.

Now it's party time!

clay69camaro · #24 12-03-2009, 12:08 AM

plasma cutter....Check
now I can get the floors removed without taking forreeevvveerrrr like i've been doing with the drill.
Plus I got a 15% off coupon good till Jan 1st from classic industries

I'm on the right track now

rlplive · #25 12-03-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by clay69camaro

plasma cutter....Check
now I can get the floors removed without taking forreeevvveerrrr like i've been doing with the drill.
Plus I got a 15% off coupon good till Jan 1st from classic industries

I'm on the right track now

Plasma cutter huh? Man you are high rollin now. Get some pics up.

70rs · #26 12-03-2009, 06:50 PM

X2 on the pics.

**GregWeld** · #27 12-03-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by clay69camaro

plasma cutter....Check
now I can get the floors removed without taking forreeevvveerrrr like i've been doing with the drill.
Plus I got a 15% off coupon good till Jan 1st from classic industries

I'm on the right track now

Make sure you mark the BRACES and don't cut them out -- drill the spot welds and remove the sheet metal floor... unless your new floor comes with new braces.

clay69camaro · #28 12-03-2009, 09:13 PM

I was about to take some pics but my camera needs to be charged

I'll put a few up tomorrow after or during I brace the SOB.

also I'll make sure to plasma around the braces and remove those by drilling out the spot welds.

clay69camaro · #29 12-04-2009, 08:47 PM

So I did a bit of bracing, not like some of the others I saw. Maybe I should have thrown two in the center making a big "X".

Tell me what you think, did I brace it all well enough?

clay69camaro · #30 03-23-2010, 10:22 PM

well a little more bracing was done and the entire floor is out. I should be ordering the new one from classic industries before the end of the month.

I broke the bank recently because I drove my daily driver too hard and spun a bearing. Since that had to be taken apart anyway I went ahead and had forged pistons installed with a few other internal goodies.

Now when that is back on the road without giving me any problems I will post up pics of my install.

What is needed to spot weld the floorboards like the factory did it? or can I weld up some fat seams every inch or so? I don't care about factory original I want rigid and problem free.