My floor pans came yesterday for the 67 Nova, couldn't wait to open the box, then I realized I have to have floor braces they didn't come with the pans. The rear spring shackle brackets were rusted so I thought I better get some repair pieces also.

Looking back it was a big mistake trying to patch the floor pans instead of getting new ones; they will look so much better if I can get them in ok.

For the guys that have done this before tell me if I wrong. If I do one side at a time by cutting enough of the pan out to weld the brace in from the rocker to the transmission tunnel then cut the rest of the floor out one side at a time. Should I have to brace the body or would the brace hold it ok? This will be my first floor pan replace.

Thanks Richard