floors pans

[109jb]

Hmmm… We may be talking at cross-purposes here. The shop I work with takes 16 hours for a pair of long floors, and a bit more, maybe 17 for a one piece floor. Of course, the tunnel work is buttwelded when they do partial floors, so no doubt takes a lot longer than the typical hobbyist.

OK. I think I see. Does the shop you work with butt weld and grind so that the weld is not visible. If so, then yes that will take a lot longer than a lap weld. If you don't want the weld to show at all then I agree that the one-piece floor is best. However if the goal is to just get a structurally sound floor and you don't care about the weld then a lap welded set of right and left pans goes quick. I lap welded mine and didn't dress the weld at all before priming, seam sealing and painting. I personally would only care about the weld showing if I were building a show car or doing a concours restoration. If not show or concours I'm all about which costs less since either approach yields a structurally sound floor.

 

[a_turbo_stang]

Thanks for all the info guys!
I picked up 2 long pans today. And 2 new quarters.
Cany wait to get this stuff on!
Found a classic mustang parts dealer 1 1/2 hours away. They have everything....

 

[toolsmith]

I just replaced my entire floor pan...didn't have a choice though, it was in pretty rough shape. You can see the pictures here: Project HotRod - Project HotRod