That’s what I’m saying, you should’ve seen some of the gaps I revealed on both Doby and Booger when I removed their original seam sealers. Of course they’re fox bodies, the classics may have had slightly tighter tolerances.Are you talking about just filling the gap by the wheelhouses with seam sealer? If that's a fine way to go, I'm down with that.
I don't think the tolerances for the classics were any tighter, really.That’s what I’m saying, you should’ve seen some of the gaps I revealed on both Doby and Booger when I removed their original seam sealers. Of course they’re fox bodies, the classics may have had slightly tighter tolerances.
Aftermarket parts are notorious for not fitting just right. If it’s not a structural issue, improvise.
Yes!Are you saying I'm actually more thorough than some assembly line guy in Dearborn in 1966?
Drill your plug weld holes ,stand on seat platform while welding ,should do the trickI managed to get the entire floor pan welded in today except for one little screw I missed. I had a few problem welds at the start that required some more fiddling with the welder. The rocker panels were tough to weld to. After a little bit I just started pry testing every single weld before moving on to another.
I did the relief cut and made a patch to fill it.
I think I'm getting better at this.
There is about a 3/16" gap between the seat platforms and the floor. It's worse on the passenger side. Any advice on dealing with this? I was thinking of just hitting them with a mallet and possibly tweaking the inboard flanges to help them sit lower. Thoughts? I'd like to get these welded in tomorrow or Saturday at the latest.
Overall, I'm pleased.
I got the idea for the clamps from @horse senceI liked the frame rail clamp you made! good job.
Having solid floors is so nice!
I think Horse sence said 'sit on it' LOL
Finally!Its looking like a car again !
Hmm. Can’t believe I didn’t think of that. I don’t think I have any threaded rod, though. I’ll try the standing method and go get some threaded rod if that doesn’t work well enough.why not use a clamp set up like you did with the floor supports. I used 2x4's and threaded rod to do the seat pans. Worked great for me.
Andy
Do you have a part number or link?It welds first ,then seam sealer ,i use 3M tan sealer it looks like the same sealer that ford used . It comes in a caulking tube but you can spread it with a small brush
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