I have been in the car business for a long time I'm now retired but it's refreshing to see somebody on the internet these days that actually knows what they're doing. Doing a nice job on that mustang. Lot of work
This is the first in-depth replacement of floors I've seen. I appreciate all your tips and hard work. Looks great. Look forward to seeing the rest get done. Thank you!
Weld through primer is a gift from the gods and essential for the longevity of a repair, the welds can be pretty with primer if it is allowed to fully cure before welding. In the body shops they don’t allow for curing time so I would try to time the application before lunch break or end of shift so I knew I wouldn’t get porous or spitting welds. I hope the Gentleman you are doing this work for is watching your videos so he can fully appreciate the lengths you are going to in providing him with a safe and sound motor car, 👍.
You starting this channel was great decision on your part. You are a great teacher and demonstrate of doing the job the right 27:00 way . For us watching, we should show appreciation by sharing this with others. Thanks again!
Man you’re a pleasure to watch work and the way you explain your process is awesome, as a kiwi like me would say good on you mate. You have enough talent there to turn goat piss into gasoline!! 😎
as a fully licensed canadian auto body technician . I am impressed how strong you have repaired it , I agree it was dangerous when it arrived , not worth all the money for a concourse body restortion . Glad when owner refused to scrap it you took it on to make it safe and strong again . although not a show quality undrneath , it is reaching the goal of making a deathtrap classic safe to cruise in . Good job for what you have been given to work with . 👍
This is way cool. There are lots of videos of people criticizing hack jobs, but you are someone who is actually doing something about it. Absolutely fascinating to me.
My 1987 Turbo Firefly is at a body shop getting an entire new floor put in it right now. I hope their work is as thorough and competent as yours. I envy your skills. I hope to have new video to post soon.
Im working withnan old guy, 89 years old, and he got a 1949 Chevy Pickup. And he is cutting out parts and all that stuff and he's teaching me good stuff. Cool to see many good restorers out there
Really interesting to see everything involved in correcting all the previous problems. Shame the buyer didn't have you do an inspection on the car before the purchase. Thx for sharing!
Im glad i found your channel. Very interesting. I can do minor auto repairs but leave stuff like this to professionals like you. Also lets me see what it takes to do the job correctly. I will keep watching. Thanks. JMHO
The amount of experience and restraint to make sure each weld makes the penetration needed for a strong patch. In 100 years when someone watches this video they will understand the correct pace required to complete these types of repairs using this technique for success. Great job, great job.
That's A LOT OF WORK! But you and a lot of us knew that when you first got it in your shop! It is already much safer than it was. Nice work. Keep it up! Thank you for taking us along.
I did a full floor board on my 70 CJ Cougar. The toe boards were the worst part. I think I used the same one you did. I also had to do some of the drivers side floor board. This is looking good. The owner will be happy.
My heart goes out to you sir, floor pans ,this past summer my brother and I put new pans in my 86 F250 not fun what should have been a weekend job turned in a almost week long job, ended up cutting them up just to get them to lay flat, we got it done looks good,seeing this we could have saved some time with what I've seen so thank you,live and learn
Looking good man! back around 2008 I did front floors on our 65 Stang, ordered the metal from CJ Pony parts, they fit about the same way yours did and especially the toe board issue.
A cut here and a cut there and hammer to get the edges to butt up good...tedious but totally necessary. As for the visual...it looks good to me. I saw a couple of small gaps when you looked at things from inside the wheel well but no biggie..quick fixes, the welds look good and a coat of seam sealer and paint and it will be almost as good as new. The ill fitting panels isn't new...i doubt theres any car that repops are available for where everything lines up dead nuts perfect right out of the box. The cars owner is very lucky he has you doing this as you aren't half assing anything which is good. I did notice those fine radiator hose clamps the prior hacks used to attach the duct hoses to the heater box...LOL It is looking great thus far🙂
Absolutely lots of tedious work the small gaps got addressed as I was doing the final welding inside the wheel well and underside. I don't think there is much on the car installed correctly, I haven't shown the RTV,fiberglass and hopes heater box repair they done yet
@@HotRodGuyGarageI hear ya there...the front end stuff oughta be a blast...i swear i hate idiots that don't know wtf they are doing being around cars. Whats scary is these hacks probably have drivers licenses.
I've been working on floor pans and a bunch more on my 65 ElCamino. All the little tips and ways to join parts is very helpful. Thanks for great video's
Ive done this work as a hobbyist and you make it look easy due to your expierence. I did the best work I could do and I fit panels in 30 times to trim and decide how they were going in against existing metal....and the video doesn't show how your back feels and how you smell like burnt metal when you finally get in the shower afterwards. Good video!
As a mechanical noob, I appreciate the effort you are putting into this car. I have found a local mechanic I trust, and when he makes a recommendation, I follow it. With 50 years as a mechanic, he knows much better than I.
Hotrodguy you do 37:11 amazing work, love watching the mustang build. Keep up the great work. If you're ever in north Carolina I love to take you out for our famous BBQ, we can talk about old cars ❤
I still have a hard time understanding ill fitting / poorly stamped aftermarket panels and parts. I naively think that making them is the same cost / effort as properly fitting parts.
Generally speaking they are all made overseas: China, Taiwan, etc., likely by slave labor or children (not joking) and mass produced. Also Who knows how many times the forms have been used so they wear out of spec over time. Almost all aftermarket parts are off to some respect. My 2011 Elantra needed a replacement hood due to a deer in the road. The hood is easily off 1/4” on each side 🤷♂️ That’s why is typically better to repair a factory panel, although much more time consuming.
Appreciate this video of you installing the new floor pans. Thanks for showing that new floor pans and toe boards, plus a lot of other replacement panels are not always fit correctly. I know how frustrating it can be trying to get these panels to fit, or at least somewhat fit half decent. As you have said, the welds don't have to look pretty, just as long as they are safe. These floor pans are safe and look a lot better than the ones you had to replace. You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work and videos. Til next time, have a great week.
The ‘55 Nomad I recently acquired had new floors. I think what they did was cut the tunnel from front to back leaving about a 1” wide strip. They must’ve had a 1 piece floor pan but in maybe not wanting to separate the body from the frame they cut that pan right down the center of the tunnel making 2 full length pans (from the toe board to the kick up in the back). They took each side, laid it in and let it sit on top of the 1” wide piece of remaining tunnel. It actually made a decent replacement, cleaner than floor pan patch pieces. Feels really strong.
I would gladly have a car with "ugly" welds that isn't going to fall apart than how it came in there. It's amazing that it didn't fold up under its own weight before. FWIW most of the folks complaining have never attempted to fix something that far gone before, and if they did, it likely wasn't on a budget.
A pretty girl is usually shallow and a mess on the inside. Those welds are the opposite and make for a strong foundation! 😂 Show cars are for people that can afford to spend 5 times the cost of the car to make it perfect and will NEVER get the money back! This guy got taken but he now has a very strong floor in a driver, the thing they were built for! Nice work on this! And thanks for not letting this go to the crusher where it probably should have gone.
Instead of drilling all of the holes wouldn’t it be quicker to use a pneumatic punch / flange tool? I’ve got one in my Amazon list but I’m too cheap to buy it 🤣 (Astro 608PT ONYX Pistol Grip Punch/Flange Tool $78)
Nice work mate.. I found rusted frame rails so i cut the rust out and replaced it with new metal . One side almost done.. it doesn't go fast indeed , lol. We have to cut the floors out also to get by the inner rockers.. Totaly rusted out of this car... floor was not attached to the floor suports.. just like this car.. Its a convertible so I have to make braces to..
Pi$$ on the naysayers... that pan, no matter what it looks like going in is not a shiv waiting to slice into your legs in an accident... A Mustang coupe is not worth a million dollars... you did about what could economically be done.... I also saw the cat scan machine giving approval to the project ! If I had been the owner, and was determined to restore that car, I'd have said put in the full pans and fix the cowl... but that's just me... the snake-s*** that sold him that car should be prosecuted for fraud... I love all the fake emblems and logos stuck all over it, and that phony hood scoop... they really tore down the JC Whitney catalog on that car.... what a waste of a gallon of red paint.... you're making the car fitting to sit in.... In a wreck, the way it was, it would have done like the Blues Brothers car in Daly Plaza in any kind of minor wreck... a few jiggered panels that are sound is a small price to pay to not get killed...
I have been in the car business for a long time I'm now retired but it's refreshing to see somebody on the internet these days that actually knows what they're doing. Doing a nice job on that mustang. Lot of work
Thanks for the kind words
Great job on the floors! Its always a hard decision to cut a "new" panel because of a bad stamping! It was alot of work but so worth it in the end!!
Looking good brother. The owner of this car is lucky he found you!
It's gonna be 100% better car
This is the first in-depth replacement of floors I've seen.
I appreciate all your tips and hard work. Looks great. Look forward to seeing the rest get done.
Thank you!
Glad it helps, and thanks for watching
@HotRodGuyGarage man you ever get any sleep
I really am enjoying the work your putting into making sure this car is structurally safe !
Safe is the #1 goal
Weld through primer is a gift from the gods and essential for the longevity of a repair, the welds can be pretty with primer if it is allowed to fully cure before welding. In the body shops they don’t allow for curing time so I would try to time the application before lunch break or end of shift so I knew I wouldn’t get porous or spitting welds. I hope the Gentleman you are doing this work for is watching your videos so he can fully appreciate the lengths you are going to in providing him with a safe and sound motor car, 👍.
I bought weldable zinc primer, they are a little harder to find, mostly found online.
You starting this channel was great decision on your part. You are a great teacher and demonstrate of doing the job the right 27:00 way . For us watching, we should show appreciation by sharing this with others. Thanks again!
Grow channel, grow!
Man you’re a pleasure to watch work and the way you explain your process is awesome, as a kiwi like me would say good on you mate. You have enough talent there to turn goat piss into gasoline!! 😎
Thanks for the kind words!
I am impressed, you are undertaking a horrible job but I believe when done it will be safe and strong
Yes, and unfortunately it won’t look any different to the average person at a car show. Hence why the owner got snookered into buying this crusty box
as a fully licensed canadian auto body technician . I am impressed how strong you have repaired it , I agree it was dangerous when it arrived , not worth all the money for a concourse body restortion . Glad when owner refused to scrap it you took it on to make it safe and strong again . although not a show quality undrneath , it is reaching the goal of making a deathtrap classic safe to cruise in . Good job for what you have been given to work with . 👍
It should make him a fine cruiser to put many miles on
Always wanted to see how good body work is done. Thanks!
This is way cool. There are lots of videos of people criticizing hack jobs, but you are someone who is actually doing something about it. Absolutely fascinating to me.
There plenty of these types cars on the road. Just trying to do my part to make it safe!
Much better brother. Proud of ya bud.
That looks better
My 1987 Turbo Firefly is at a body shop getting an entire new floor put in it right now. I hope their work is as thorough and competent as yours. I envy your skills. I hope to have new video to post soon.
Firefly???
Similar to your US Chevrolet Turbo Sprint but only available in Canada@@Fog66
@bryanfogle6672 Canadian market Geo Metro I believe.
Im working withnan old guy, 89 years old, and he got a 1949 Chevy Pickup. And he is cutting out parts and all that stuff and he's teaching me good stuff. Cool to see many good restorers out there
Learn all you can from him! So many people nowdays don't want to learn and these great assets are going away.
Well done! 👏
Thank you! 😃
You’re a great example of a patient and caring metal worker. Thanks for the lessons in this video. I learned a lot.
Glad someone can take some of this info and help with there projects!
Thank you for your hard work.😎
Very nice work sir
Thank you
I like your videos they're pretty cool. You do a fantastic job 👍👍👍
Thanks!
You're welcome sir 👍
Really interesting to see everything involved in correcting all the previous problems. Shame the buyer didn't have you do an inspection on the car before the purchase. Thx for sharing!
Awesome job putting the floor pan in the “basket case”! 😎
Thanks! 😊
Im glad i found your channel. Very interesting. I can do minor auto repairs but leave stuff like this to professionals like you. Also lets me see what it takes to do the job correctly. I will keep watching. Thanks. JMHO
That Rustang is going to be much more solid than when it was brand new!
Absolutely, anytime you can add more welds the better
There is nothing wrong with the way you're doing this repair. It looks good and it will be strong.
looking good
Your welds look great. that car will be like factory structurally sound. nice work 👍
Did a very well thought out repair. Everything fits that's the main focus. Good job.
Safe and long lasting is the main goals!
The amount of experience and restraint to make sure each weld makes the penetration needed for a strong patch. In 100 years when someone watches this video they will understand the correct pace required to complete these types of repairs using this technique for success. Great job, great job.
Penetration of the weld is definitely the most important thing!
Great progress! Nice and solid too , well done ! I’m looking forward to following your progress!
Keep showing up this build. Love seeing your work
Nice resto work From an old body man, painter, from Down Under
Looking good ❤
That's A LOT OF WORK! But you and a lot of us knew that when you first got it in your shop! It is already much safer than it was. Nice work. Keep it up! Thank you for taking us along.
Absolutely a huge amount of work! It can only get better from here
Love watching your work 👍on the frank&stang your videos are always entertaining can’t wait to see the finished work
Thanks for watching, there's still tons to do so keep watching out for videos
That is a real nice job. The owner will be getting a much better car back
Looks great, considering what you started with. Really enjoy watching the progress.
Thanks
If you had pay full cost at the end we know you are helping fellow out
And When he said 16 hours I highly suspect it’s closer to 32 actual in shop hours and he’s only billing for 16!
I did a full floor board on my 70 CJ Cougar. The toe boards were the worst part. I think I used the same one you did. I also had to do some of the drivers side floor board. This is looking good. The owner will be happy.
Hopefully yours fit better then this one did! I was very impressed with the quality of the toe board
You make me feel better thats the stuff I deal with great video
My heart goes out to you sir, floor pans ,this past summer my brother and I put new pans in my 86 F250 not fun what should have been a weekend job turned in a almost week long job, ended up cutting them up just to get them to lay flat, we got it done looks good,seeing this we could have saved some time with what I've seen so thank you,live and learn
Nice work good to see a guy that cares about doing it right 👍
Thanks for watching
Hopefully he gets it woolwaxed or other good lanolin rust protection.
Don't listen to criticism. That car is a mess. Yr doing a great job. Takes time and patience to go the extra mile to do it rt. Awesome job and video.
Well said!
Looking good man! back around 2008 I did front floors on our 65 Stang, ordered the metal from CJ Pony parts, they fit about the same way yours did and especially the toe board issue.
your a great teacher you help people like me do better
you make it look easy. Wish it was that easy, I'd be doing pans in my project!
A cut here and a cut there and hammer to get the edges to butt up good...tedious but totally necessary. As for the visual...it looks good to me. I saw a couple of small gaps when you looked at things from inside the wheel well but no biggie..quick fixes, the welds look good and a coat of seam sealer and paint and it will be almost as good as new.
The ill fitting panels isn't new...i doubt theres any car that repops are available for where everything lines up dead nuts perfect right out of the box. The cars owner is very lucky he has you doing this as you aren't half assing anything which is good.
I did notice those fine radiator hose clamps the prior hacks used to attach the duct hoses to the heater box...LOL
It is looking great thus far🙂
Absolutely lots of tedious work the small gaps got addressed as I was doing the final welding inside the wheel well and underside.
I don't think there is much on the car installed correctly, I haven't shown the RTV,fiberglass and hopes heater box repair they done yet
@@HotRodGuyGarage RTV...in a heater box...LOL...i can't wait to see that disaster.
@@donw3912 it's just one thing after another lol I'm glad I don't have to take much more apart
@@HotRodGuyGarageI hear ya there...the front end stuff oughta be a blast...i swear i hate idiots that don't know wtf they are doing being around cars. Whats scary is these hacks probably have drivers licenses.
Yes good ! all done working off the floor with hand tools as most of us would be, 👍
Looks great to me... More important it is strong now...
Absolutely
Thanks for the update on The Mustang
Excellent I'm learning thanx cheers 🥂 😊
You are a good find and your work is thorough and very well done.Bravo and keep em coming!
Thank you very much!
...progress is always good....
👍
That is solid work!
Definitely better then what was in it! Its turning out to be a decent old car
I've been working on floor pans and a bunch more on my 65 ElCamino. All the little tips and ways to join parts is very helpful. Thanks for great video's
Thanks for watching and good luck with your El Camino
Looking good
There's nothing wrong with the work you're doing there. She hasn't been that solid in a long time
Absolutely, this poor cars been through the ringer
Good job.. Thanks for sharing.
Great j.I wish that I would have such a structurally sound daily driver like this. It's coming along well
JThis car wasn't even that bad before the hacking, it deserves so much better than the hackery it got. Glad it's in your hands now.
They definitely done a ton of unnecessary work before. Only way to go is up!
Great job cousin, now all you have to do is open up your own shop. Build it they will come is all I hear now.
This is my shop
That car will be better than new.
Hopefully 🤞
Ive done this work as a hobbyist and you make it look easy due to your expierence. I did the best work I could do and I fit panels in 30 times to trim and decide how they were going in against existing metal....and the video doesn't show how your back feels and how you smell like burnt metal when you finally get in the shower afterwards. Good video!
It's definitely a huge process. And your 100% on the burnt metal smell that doesn't ever seem to go away!
As a mechanical noob, I appreciate the effort you are putting into this car. I have found a local mechanic I trust, and when he makes a recommendation, I follow it. With 50 years as a mechanic, he knows much better than I.
Thanks for watching
I appreciate your patience!
I try
For what you are trying to do I think it's going to look just fine.
Awesome show
Looking good so far, can’t wait to see the finished car 🚘
You're a better man than me; especially your test fitting time and time again till said new floor pans fit properly
Sometimes aftermarket stuff fits good, other times it's like the passenger side where nothing lines up or fits together like it should!
Making great progress I like the series a lot
Glad you like them!
Hotrodguy you do 37:11 amazing work, love watching the mustang build. Keep up the great work. If you're ever in north Carolina I love to take you out for our famous BBQ, we can talk about old cars ❤
Thank you for showing your work. Looks great to me and it's obviously 1000% better than what you started with
i love this, as it should be......
Nice video content.
The job looks great .And its solid and safe !
Sure is!
Hay looking real good great progress and most of all it will be safe to drive keep the vids coming a big hi from New Zealand
Thanks, will do!
I still have a hard time understanding ill fitting / poorly stamped aftermarket panels and parts.
I naively think that making them is the same cost / effort as properly fitting parts.
Generally speaking they are all made overseas: China, Taiwan, etc., likely by slave labor or children (not joking) and mass produced. Also Who knows how many times the forms have been used so they wear out of spec over time. Almost all aftermarket parts are off to some respect. My 2011 Elantra needed a replacement hood due to a deer in the road. The hood is easily off 1/4” on each side 🤷♂️ That’s why is typically better to repair a factory panel, although much more time consuming.
Doing a great job learning a lot thanks my friend
Glad to hear that, thanks for watching
Appreciate this video of you installing the new floor pans. Thanks for showing that new floor pans and toe boards, plus a lot of other replacement panels are not always fit correctly. I know how frustrating it can be trying to get these panels to fit, or at least somewhat fit half decent. As you have said, the welds don't have to look pretty, just as long as they are safe. These floor pans are safe and look a lot better than the ones you had to replace. You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work and videos. Til next time, have a great week.
Thanks for watching, sometimes you win with aftermarket panels sometimes you spend half a day making them fit 😄
Excellent work sir!
Thank you kindly!
Good job
What a difference from the booger welded, sheet rock screwed, rusted panels that looked like sheet metal taken off an old furnace.
The ‘55 Nomad I recently acquired had new floors. I think what they did was cut the tunnel from front to back leaving about a 1” wide strip. They must’ve had a 1 piece floor pan but in maybe not wanting to separate the body from the frame they cut that pan right down the center of the tunnel making 2 full length pans (from the toe board to the kick up in the back). They took each side, laid it in and let it sit on top of the 1” wide piece of remaining tunnel. It actually made a decent replacement, cleaner than floor pan patch pieces. Feels really strong.
When I done my 57 210 I done half the floor at a time and it turned out well sounds like what they done on your nomad
Liked and subbed, I commend you for taking this big job.
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Nice work! I'd have know problem with you building a car for me!
I would gladly have a car with "ugly" welds that isn't going to fall apart than how it came in there. It's amazing that it didn't fold up under its own weight before.
FWIW most of the folks complaining have never attempted to fix something that far gone before, and if they did, it likely wasn't on a budget.
Valuable information!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your work. Excellent channel.
Thank you very much!
I hope you are able to get the views up so you can do this for the guy on the cheap.
Very good job
Thanks
Nice work, I like what you're doing, looks awesome. As I mentioned in a previous comment I'm a panel beater . You're doing everything correctly . 👍👍
Thanks for the kind words, it's a huge process as you know
Awesome
Looking good!
Thanks!
A pretty girl is usually shallow and a mess on the inside. Those welds are the opposite and make for a strong foundation! 😂
Show cars are for people that can afford to spend 5 times the cost of the car to make it perfect and will NEVER get the money back! This guy got taken but he now has a very strong floor in a driver, the thing they were built for! Nice work on this! And thanks for not letting this go to the crusher where it probably should have gone.
Instead of drilling all of the holes wouldn’t it be quicker to use a pneumatic punch / flange tool? I’ve got one in my Amazon list but I’m too cheap to buy it 🤣 (Astro 608PT ONYX Pistol Grip Punch/Flange Tool $78)
It sure would
Nice work mate.. I found rusted frame rails so i cut the rust out and replaced it with new metal . One side almost done.. it doesn't go fast indeed , lol.
We have to cut the floors out also to get by the inner rockers.. Totaly rusted out of this car... floor was not attached to the floor suports.. just like this car..
Its a convertible so I have to make braces to..
Thanks for watching, keep your eye on the prize! Sounds like your on the right path with your convertible
Pi$$ on the naysayers... that pan, no matter what it looks like going in is not a shiv waiting to slice into your legs in an accident... A Mustang coupe is not worth a million dollars... you did about what could economically be done.... I also saw the cat scan machine giving approval to the project ! If I had been the owner, and was determined to restore that car, I'd have said put in the full pans and fix the cowl... but that's just me... the snake-s*** that sold him that car should be prosecuted for fraud... I love all the fake emblems and logos stuck all over it, and that phony hood scoop... they really tore down the JC Whitney catalog on that car.... what a waste of a gallon of red paint.... you're making the car fitting to sit in.... In a wreck, the way it was, it would have done like the Blues Brothers car in Daly Plaza in any kind of minor wreck... a few jiggered panels that are sound is a small price to pay to not get killed...
The cat scan works great if you supply it with enough treats lol
Hopefully he will put plenty of miles on it!