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Floor pan repair
- Thread starter jason
- Start date
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Why screws? No welder?
- Location
- Central Maine
looks good....and grapes are on sale this week at Winn Dixie
- Location
- Southern Maryland
that looks like a massive pita
good work tho
good work tho
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
Next time, get the replacement floor pans that www.raybuck.com sells. They fit perfectly, are thicker than the factory original sheet metal, and only needed a couple hammer blows to snug up to the transmission hump.
I am gonna pic up one of these and work on getting some of the hammer marks out http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/auto-body/7-piece-body-and-fender-set-31277.html . I used a 20 oz Eastwing hammer to make these.
dick.breakey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue/Seattle
is it bad if you just set screw it, then seal it? cause i have no welder and dont wanna pay an arm and a leg for labor to weld it
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
I used unibody structural adhesive from the auto-body supply shop and a few screws. Just as strong as welding.
Original_MudButt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- In the eighth dimension
Have you thought about Cleco's instead of screws?
dick.breakey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue/Seattle
clecos? i got some self tapper screws and some industrial adhesive at HD that says it bonds to metal and is weather proof. . that work?
jeeperjohn
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Temecula, CA
You'd be better off with high quality steel pop rivets layed out properly.
dick.breakey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue/Seattle
thats another tool i get to buy then haha. im considering doing the stainless self tappers though. since i already have them. but ive got about 2 weeks to decide
Original_MudButt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- In the eighth dimension
Cleco's are just a lot faster. You don't have to cut them off or drive them out afterwords.
dick.breakey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue/Seattle
can you get clecos anywhere?
dick.breakey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue/Seattle
i googled clecos haha. im probably just gonna go with the set screws for now. if it rusts again ill gop ahead and get someone to weld it
jeeperjohn
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Temecula, CA
Clecos are temporary. They are made to hold the pieces in place while you rivet, weld or otherwise permanently attach the sheets.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
I would do screws or pop rivets (steel ones) with good body adhesive, actually now that I think about it the adhesive method has a benefit... the adhesive covers the area between the two pieces of metal where normally there would be exposed metal for rust to start on.
I ended up welding mine though because I started the project before thinking about this.
I ended up welding mine though because I started the project before thinking about this.
