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08-07-2008, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ewing
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This just made my day...
So Im hoping that I am posting this in the right area. Last night my new carpet came in, so I went out today to finish stripping out the old interior and start putting the new one in. Upon pulling the carpet out, I found that my floor pans have started to rust out and have actually rusted through a little bit. I dont want to just throw the carpet over it and call it a day, Id like to finish this car the correct way. The area really isnt that bad, I would just like to know if anybody knows about how much it would cost for me to have a body shop weld in new floor pans. Both sides will need to be done. Here are some pictures.
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08-07-2008, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: West Milford/Villanova
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I can't give you a price, but welding in new floor pans are easy. If you have access to a MIG welder, just cut out the rust and weld in a new piece.
Take a wire wheel to it and see how bad the rust is. Take the surface rust off and see how much needs to be cut off. Get a piece of metal (16 gauge I believe) and weld it in.
Take care of that problem as quickly as you can. I faced the same situation on my car. I was lazy and just did a quick fix. Took off the surface rust, painted over it and tossed the new carpet on. The rust was only about a 1 inch scar.
Now, about a year later, a 12 inch scar has formed before I didn't do it right the first time.
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08-07-2008, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ewing
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Thanks for the input. I dont have access to a welder and this is something that I would like to know was done correctly. If anybody on here who lives nearby has pretty good welding experience I would gladly pay them. I live in 08690, about 10 minutes outside of Trenton.
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08-08-2008, 08:32 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Location: Ewing
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You may want to check with DJ's Restoration in Ewing. DJ Restoration I'm not sure if they do smaller jobs like that but it's nearby and worth asking. I think one of the members works there as well.
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08-09-2008, 01:03 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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yea, you wanna have it done right, even if its $. cuz itll only get worse in the future if not addressed properly now.
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08-09-2008, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ewing
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Thats why I put the rest of the car on hold. I actually un-insured the car because I also need to replace my cat and EGR valve, get 2 new rear tires, and fix this. So since Im a full-time student and a part-time worker, it would be just about time to take the car off the road for winter by the time I get that all fixed anyway. Thankfully thats my second car.
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08-09-2008, 10:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
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You also have to find out WHERE the water is coming in that started the rust in the first place!
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08-10-2008, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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shoot me a pm for a quote if you want. The rust doesn't look that bad
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08-11-2008, 08:10 AM
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That rust isn't that bad at all.
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08-12-2008, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ewing
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I know that the rust isnt bad, but I would like to get it taken care of before trying to finnish the car. I think that the water may have came from the t tops. However, when I bought the car the passenger window wasnt working, and it was stuck open about 2 inches, that could explain why the passenger side is much worse than the drivers side.
HardcoreZ28, PM sent.
Last edited by vjf915; 08-12-2008 at 09:47 AM.
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08-12-2008, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Bergen County
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Man that looks like water getting in and pooling there from your T-tops. I usually only see rusted out floor-pans on T-top cars.
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