Replacing Floor Pan With Glue And Rovets

Lookin for guidance of anyone who has used the glue to do the pans.

Replacing floor pan with glue and rovets. If you replace left and right side partial panels and leave the original tunnel intact you re welding about ten more feet of sheet metal versus replacing the whole floor. The spacing of the rivets should be about inch apart. Patch panel rust repair full floor pan vs partial floor pan. When it s just right start to drill the rivet holes.

I never bought any after market replacement patch panels or floor pans for a car. I really dont want to tack weld. Some might say i did a hac. If your patch panel is aluminum use aluminum rivets and steel rivets for a steel patch and auto body.

Curiously replacing the full floor pan is actually less work than doing two partial panels. Replacing floorpans is one of the most basic sheetmetal jobs there is and among the most common. Ford truck cab floor panel lh 27. Use edge clamps to secure the patch panel in place on the auto body repair panels.

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