DG
Feb 26th, 05, 4:33 PM
I'm helping a friend put floor braces & floor pans in a 65 Chevelle.
The plan:
Replace sections of the inner rocker panels so the braces have something to weld to, his were rusted where the braces were welded to the inner rockers.
Problems:
The body is on the frame, so we have pealed the top of the rocker sill back to be able to weld the rockers panels (lap weld) in from the inside of the rocker.
More Pronlems:
The problem is that the lower section of the front kick panel on the sides (just down & back from the vent) is also rusted out, and the inner rocker panel is gone right there.
What I'd like to know (or have a picture of), just how the inner rocker panel ties in with the sheetmetal at the front of the rocker, and how far down does the inner kick panel go? Right now, the inner structure of the kickpanel is rusted out but intact to just past the opening of the door.
Now...
I'm guessing, we patch the kick panel where the vent is, run the (hand made) inner rocker all the way to the end of the front corner of the kick panel, then weld the new floor pans to the top of the inner rocker and the lower part of the kick panel.
It's hard to describe, but the car had been patched years ago, and the patches have rusted out, so it's harder to tell where the original metal was. We are removing the patches, and removing the original metal that is rusted out. The cowl area and inner structures are suprisingly in good shape.
If anybody have pictures of been there, did that let me know. :eek:
Oh, and I know this would be easier if we lifted the body of the frame, but that is a last resort and not really feasible at this point with the floor pans and braces out.
The plan:
Replace sections of the inner rocker panels so the braces have something to weld to, his were rusted where the braces were welded to the inner rockers.
Problems:
The body is on the frame, so we have pealed the top of the rocker sill back to be able to weld the rockers panels (lap weld) in from the inside of the rocker.
More Pronlems:
The problem is that the lower section of the front kick panel on the sides (just down & back from the vent) is also rusted out, and the inner rocker panel is gone right there.
What I'd like to know (or have a picture of), just how the inner rocker panel ties in with the sheetmetal at the front of the rocker, and how far down does the inner kick panel go? Right now, the inner structure of the kickpanel is rusted out but intact to just past the opening of the door.
Now...
I'm guessing, we patch the kick panel where the vent is, run the (hand made) inner rocker all the way to the end of the front corner of the kick panel, then weld the new floor pans to the top of the inner rocker and the lower part of the kick panel.
It's hard to describe, but the car had been patched years ago, and the patches have rusted out, so it's harder to tell where the original metal was. We are removing the patches, and removing the original metal that is rusted out. The cowl area and inner structures are suprisingly in good shape.
If anybody have pictures of been there, did that let me know. :eek:
Oh, and I know this would be easier if we lifted the body of the frame, but that is a last resort and not really feasible at this point with the floor pans and braces out.