The latest Super Chevy had an ad from Dynacorn for one piece floor pans. What would be the advatages / disadvantages of using them versus the two piece units? Do most of these have enough material attach to the rocker panels?

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GARY
71 SS 454
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Gary,

I saw the same thing in there, looks like it would save a ton of welding and work. Getting them in might be the only problem I could see.

Andy

If you get a problem with one area, you have to fix that or replace the whole thing. but it does look nice.

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If memory serves, the rocker goes under the floor pan, there is some caulk that covers up the seam..

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Gary I used the 2 piece unit from paddock which included the tranny tunnel, Ive noticed some dont include this. I had more then enough metal to go to the rockers, the floor is sandwiched between the outer rocker and inner.

The thing that worries me on that 1 piece is how do you get it in there? If you bring it up from the bottom you would have to remove the 2 if not the third back brace as well. Then how do you get it past the lip on the inner rocker? Also if memory serves right the floor is sandwiched between the kick panels and a brace from the cowl-part of the front body mount bolt. How you do you fit it in that area without bending the sh@t out of the floor or the braces?

Maybe am wrong but to me it looks like a big headache trying to fit that thing in here. Five years ago when I did my floors, I had a parts car with a perfect floor in it but couldnt see any way to get that entire floor in here. So I just bought a floor from paddock, which the only diff in that floor vs the new dynacorn floor is you have to weld the seem shut between the two halves. Maybe am wrong and it will slip right in but I dont see how...Eric

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I need full floor coverage as the PO had the rear section cut out of another car (including the center floor brace) grafted in with sheet metal screws and a little caulk. They also cut the ends of the braces loose and then just find of laid the floor, with the brace attached on top. What a mess! Majority of the floor is gone all the way to the rocker edges. I need to replace at least partial peices of the inner rockers so I thought I'd make them a little longer on top so there would be something to attach the floor pan to.

Getting the pan physically in won't be a problem since this is a convertible, but I understand your concern as there will be a lot of trimming and fitting around the sides of the cowl. Working one side at a time maybe easier and quicker in the long run.

Gary

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GARY
71 SS 454
71 Malibu Convertible
T.C. Gold #56
ACES #2412
G.A.C.C. #027
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IMO it just sounds way to good to be true. I think that fitting the individual sides would be much easier and cut down emensly on the body flex.

this may seem like a little work but my buddy had his wind shield out already and angled his floorpan in through i was lucky and only needed the one side i dont know how his fit but he got it in good luck