Due to some patchwork problems from past owners (and work I had done previously) I had a full floorpan put in my '67 to make sure it's as sound a foundation as possible.
Took it to a guy that was recommended by another shop. Guy seemed to be extremely knowledgeable, had done a lot of pretty good work (from pictures of cars he had on the wall) and was able to do it in the time I needed.
Picked up the car and was really happy with it from the interior side, but wasn't able to look too much at the underside until I got it home (I know, should have had him jack it up and look at it there......).
Everything seems to be pretty solid from the bottom except a few spots that are troubling to me. These are all on the front driver's side frame rail. It's welded up near as I can tell on the tunnel side to the rail, but the outside has a big gap and doesn't appear to be welded.
Then sliding around and looking at the trans crossmember from the engine side, it appears the crossmember isn't welded to the new pan (and he did a shoddy job with the seam sealer).
I called him and he states that "that's better than they fit from the factory". This seems like a line to me. Unless someone says otherwise, it doesn't seem real sound to me. I'd like to throw some more weld material at the frame rail and crossmember, but wanted to check with you guys first to see your opinions.
For the record, the passenger side looks perfect! The rest of the work seems to be pretty spot on, so I'm wondering if he just got lazy or maybe that really is how they are (unlikely).
Took it to a guy that was recommended by another shop. Guy seemed to be extremely knowledgeable, had done a lot of pretty good work (from pictures of cars he had on the wall) and was able to do it in the time I needed.
Picked up the car and was really happy with it from the interior side, but wasn't able to look too much at the underside until I got it home (I know, should have had him jack it up and look at it there......).
Everything seems to be pretty solid from the bottom except a few spots that are troubling to me. These are all on the front driver's side frame rail. It's welded up near as I can tell on the tunnel side to the rail, but the outside has a big gap and doesn't appear to be welded.
Then sliding around and looking at the trans crossmember from the engine side, it appears the crossmember isn't welded to the new pan (and he did a shoddy job with the seam sealer).
I called him and he states that "that's better than they fit from the factory". This seems like a line to me. Unless someone says otherwise, it doesn't seem real sound to me. I'd like to throw some more weld material at the frame rail and crossmember, but wanted to check with you guys first to see your opinions.
For the record, the passenger side looks perfect! The rest of the work seems to be pretty spot on, so I'm wondering if he just got lazy or maybe that really is how they are (unlikely).