Complete Floor Restoration

Post by **ADO16** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:55 pm

After taking off the finisher, kick plates on all four openings it has now revealed itself having to replace the complete underside, but I'm not surprised. The only thing now is to figure out the sequence of removal and replacement.

After triangular bracing all the door openings what would be the first step? I will definitely have to replace the crossmember as well as the front rails. I step back and view this as very daunting at this point but I'm hoping that saving this will give some sort of pleasure in doing it too.
It's like, "oh my word what have I started"!!! Please, I need words from the wise!

Steve
p.s. I should have known what was in store for me when I found that mummified mouse in behind the box panel when I was vacuuming it out.

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:12 pm

Best of luck with the bodywork. Its not really my department, I do the mechanical stuff and let someone else do the body, which probably explains why it took me 30 years to have my car restored and resprayed, but I did keep it running all the time.
You would probably get more response by using the bodywork section of the club website.
Did you manage to sort out the brake drum?

Post by **ADO16** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:05 am

Mike,

No on the brake drum, I'm still struggling with it but I'm sure that it will give up soon one way or another, but I won't!

Steve