Thread: help in welding new floor

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....and what type of welder do you have??? Bill

Originally Posted by billlsbird

....and what type of welder do you have??? Bill

i do not have a weld as of yet. i will be getting one at the end of the month. i am looking at a lincoln 140c or 140 pro. and i am new at welding. i have bought the new floor from direct sheetmetal.

As Pat mentioned, you really need to build a subframe first out of some tubing, The stock floors usually have some supporting structures built in, but when you redo them it is easiest to build a subframe first, then spot weld all the sheet metal to that.

You can coat the subframe and underside of the sheet metal with weld through primer first to keep things from rusting in the future. Here is a picture of a typical subframe setup.


Don

the old supports on the car are still in great condition (red). the rocker panels in this year has wood behind it runs the length of the body (black). this car was built in the mid thirties. so there is alot of wood in this car

thanks