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Very nicely done, looks great!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Very nicely done, looks great!

Thank you Sir! It's no object of beauty but it is very serviceable and much better then what was there...
Now! On to the floors!
I yanked the rugs out of the car last night and finished pulling the back seat bottom and back rugs tonight.
Lots of rust (which I knew was there).
The passenger side is worse in back, the drivers side is worse in front. Both have issues front to back...
Drivers footwell, this was all covered with a sheet of thin aluminum...

Drivers rear foot well and seat riser. The dogleg back to the wheel house is still very solid.
This a "patch" that was screwed to the seat riser...

This was under the patch.


The passenger side front, not as bad as the other side but VERY thin.

The area under the seat is also full of holes...

The rear foot well and seat riser are totally separated...




Making a plan to replace the passenger side floor as a unit. The tunnel is fine and the foot boards are usable. I will probably use the seat riser top as is. If I trim off the rust and leave the rolled edge I can fit the new floor over that and get it all plug welded together. I will put the car on stands tomorrow to start cleaning up the rockers.
The drivers side I will make the call to replace the whole thing as I get the old stuff removed.
Lots of stuff to do...
Mark