Rick Anderson
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lusby, MD
I've just finished pulling up the carpet, to get to work on the rust holes in the Floor Pan. I've got six of them, most moderate size, 4"-6", the front passenger floor, on the left at the side at the rise for the trans tunnel is the worst one, probably 8"X16" (thats after wire brushing away all the flaked rust, mostly thin worthless metal inside that 8"X16").
I'm going to start looking for sheet metal. Anyone know the Sheet Metal Gauge for the floor pan? I haven't found any info as too the actual size, I'm guessing 20 gauge. Unless I find/hear something otherwise, I'm going to try to use 20 gauge for the patch metal.
Any suggestion on how to attempt this? Any "How To" sites?
I plan on:
*Cutting back the holes to good metal.
*Cut the fresh sheet metal to the same shape with a 1/2" overlap.
*The piece to cover the Front Passenger footwell, will have to be shaped/bent to go up the side of the trans tunnel.
*Paint the metal before assembly, using Rust-Oluem, primer and topcoat.
*Pop rivet the sheet metal patches over the holes, with the Patch Metal on the inside of the car over the holes.
*Grind off the paint around the edges to be welded.
*Borrow a friend Gas 115 volt Mig welder and use 0.023 wire (NO flux core, use the gas instead) and weld the metal.
*Drill out the pop rivets and weld over the holes.
*Grind down the welds, Clean, Prime, Paint any bare metal with Rust-Oleum. Rubberize Undercoat the bottom of the patches.
Any corrections or suggestions on this approach?
I'm going to start looking for sheet metal. Anyone know the Sheet Metal Gauge for the floor pan? I haven't found any info as too the actual size, I'm guessing 20 gauge. Unless I find/hear something otherwise, I'm going to try to use 20 gauge for the patch metal.
Any suggestion on how to attempt this? Any "How To" sites?
I plan on:
*Cutting back the holes to good metal.
*Cut the fresh sheet metal to the same shape with a 1/2" overlap.
*The piece to cover the Front Passenger footwell, will have to be shaped/bent to go up the side of the trans tunnel.
*Paint the metal before assembly, using Rust-Oluem, primer and topcoat.
*Pop rivet the sheet metal patches over the holes, with the Patch Metal on the inside of the car over the holes.
*Grind off the paint around the edges to be welded.
*Borrow a friend Gas 115 volt Mig welder and use 0.023 wire (NO flux core, use the gas instead) and weld the metal.
*Drill out the pop rivets and weld over the holes.
*Grind down the welds, Clean, Prime, Paint any bare metal with Rust-Oleum. Rubberize Undercoat the bottom of the patches.
Any corrections or suggestions on this approach?