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| Author: | 68AUTO [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
Hi everyone, I am going to embark on replacing my front floors - the car looks like the Flinstones car right now. I am interested in how I should tackle the welding. My thoughts are: Close to firewall I would do plug welds Everywhere else I would tack and do butt joints. I hope that my question makes sense. I just wasn't sure if when using the patch panel you would need to use plug welds anywhere else. 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
I wouldn't plug weld it. I would overlap it 10mm at front and seam weld it with MIG so it's weatherproof. On top, and MIG underneath the lap too if it's on a spit. |
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| Author: | 68AUTO [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
Out of curiosity, was that how they did it from factory or is that the way it should be done now? From memory I had to remove the spot welds to separate the original rusted floor from the firewall. |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
As you have described is the way I would do it. Factory was just spot welds with a little bit of brazing here and there. And a touch of mig in a couple places )like where the floor pan joins the inner wheel arch just below the seatbelt strap door retainer). But put together with a spot welder. They were then tarred over the top of the seams and then painted over the top |
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| Author: | 16sth [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
drmini in aust wrote: I wouldn't plug weld it. I would overlap it 10mm at front and seam weld it with MIG so it's weatherproof. On top, and MIG underneath the lap too if it's on a spit. Whether this is the right or wrong way to do it, that's exactly how I did mine, both sides. |
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| Author: | bluewhitecoopers1968 [ Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
Overlap and seam weld top and bottom. Mine also done this way 10 years ago and still perfect. |
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| Author: | kevin [ Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
68auto where did you get the floor repair panel from. |
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| Author: | 68AUTO [ Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
The image shown is just one that I found doing a quick Google search that would demonstrate what I was talking about. The panel I got was probably from MiniSport (Aus). I needed an Aussie panel as the car I am working on is a Mini Matic. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Welding in a new front passenger floor question |
For cars `67 to `78 you need the Oz `hydro' panels. Also available from Karcraft, and Minikingdomonline. |
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