John... If you have access to a welder a lift and have basic tools. whizzer. grinder . installing floor pans is within most guys capability.. the Big problem arises is if your floor braces are BAD.. That gets to be a BIGGER job and to do that one right you need to separate the body from the frame one side at a time to gain access to the rocker panel floor seam.
As for the One Piece Floor.. IMO leave that one for the pro's.. and you need the body off the frame in install it with out cutting... examine you floor area,, it's divide into 6 parts.... toe board,. center and rear.. Driver side and Passenger Side.. If your floor braces are good.. get the pans that are needed to repair the affected areas.. Team Chevelle has some great info in the archives on this issue.. There are a number of methods being butt welding and overlap welding.. if it's a driver the 1/2 in seam overlap is A-OK if your a 1000 pointer you got to butt weld... Wayne ACES #1556 TCG # 186 > Hi all, > > I'm considering installing my own floor pans in the El Camino in order to > squelch how much more I am going to have to spend to get this car fixed. > Right now the car is at a friend's house. It is on a lift and he has a mig > welder, air chisels, and stuff like that. Do I dare to try doing this > myself? I'm thinking I might just bite the bullet and buy the Authorized GM > one-piece unit. Any advice? > > Thanks, > John Nasta > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
