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[sonikk4]

[sonikk4]

[sonikk4]

[sonikk4]

You can see at the back of the flute somedistortion there which was caused by the pressing process. I did give it a little tickle but to be honest by the time it was covered in stonechip and paint its barely noticeable. So unless you are going full on show level bare painted floor then dont get to fretful about it

 

Worst case scenario you can skim it with some filler.

 

[sonikk4]

Once stone chipped and painted, yes you can see the odd ripple but not that fussed.

 

[gaspen]

This is what I fighting with

 

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[sonikk4]

This is what I fighting with

 

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Although that looks bad, once its clamped with the tunnel i'm sure that will sort itself out.

 

Use plenty of intergrips if you are going to butt weld and that will clamp down.

[Verderad]

I bought full half floors, in hindsight and If I did the job again I would buy a complete floor.  
I was new to welding, it took a long time, `I then needed to patch in the tunnel in places.

Your heel board probably needs work between panels.   

 

Full floor is expensive but will save many hours of work.   

 

Good luck 

[gaspen]

Okay, thanks for the comments. I will tack them togehter and see what happens. A new heel board will arrive maybe next week.

 

It looks like this now, it is a very loose test fit

 

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You can see nore in the building thread 

 

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[gaspen]

Next question

 

Basically I finished patching the boot floor but I thinking to remove it in one piece as I would like to clean the rust where it welded to the seat bulkhead panel.

 

Do I need extra bracing at the rear in this case ?

 

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[sonikk4]

You should not but I placed a piece of bracing between the top of the shock towers

[gaspen]

This is what I see at the front and at the rear. I am not sure about the demolition :) 

 

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[sonikk4]

If in doubt, pop the spot welds split it apart and treat accordingly.

 

I fabricated from scratch a complete lower section of bulkhead on my lads car Project Erm but that was far more rotten than what you have there.

[gaspen]

What worries me is the many rust-worm that I meet under the paint. They can clean up nicely but they are almost everywhere

 

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[stuart bowes]

you could leave the floor in and take the back seat out instead

 

of course you'd have to change the way it's bolted to the rotisserie but it's no major drama really considering what you've done already