Looks like a really straightforward and clean flush job. I’d be happy with that. Probably throw in a few rivets or bolts here and there just for more assurance. But looks mint! Well done!
One year ago I put rockers on my S-10 and did the same. I cut, cleaned all old rust off and used Epoxy to glue. Temp. screws until glue harden. Turn out good for everyday use, in fact unless you look close, can't even tell. Good job Josh.
I epoxied two sheets of scrap together and couldn't break the joint once cured. I actually ripped the metal trying. I'm a believer in it. Friggen science.
@@TheFracturedRooster I did the same test you did before I used it and glued two scraps of sheet metal together and had the same result. I’m also a believer. 👍🏻
So cool to see someone else with the same proplem. My 1986 ranger has a drivers side floor pan that's almost as bad as yours. Got a floor from a u pull it joint that has screw holes for bucket seats. I installed aluminum racing seats so now I have headrests and a waaay safer, lighter seats.
I have a Ford Taurus my mother gave me when her mechanic told her she should junk it because of significant rot. I’m an auto tech student so I was like meh, no big deal I’ll clean up the rust, weld some sheet metal to the holes and call it a day. Pulled up the carpet and discovered the carpet was the only thing stopping people’s feet from touching the ground, the floor pants are completely rotted out, some places have holes more than a foot and a half. I’m planning to cut the entire floor out and weld a whole new floor from a scrapyard car. Gonna be my first major car repair.
Thanks for the video came for the floor pan. Live up in the north and my floorpan on driver's side on my truck rotted and sliced through my shift cable. Gotta get a new pan and this video gives me the courage to go do the job thanks again
I like what you did, modern bonding technology is amazing. But if the plan is to remove the tech screws I would have used pop rivets instead and just left them in.
Very helpfull. I'm about to redo my F 150 2008. I will do my rocker pannel, floor pan and swap bed. My SEM pannel adhesive are shipped. Can wait to get to work. Thank you for this video.
I just bought a 1987 ford ranger and it needs a windshield and floor pans and I thought it was junk and I dont know how to weld thin metal and i plan pn doing them this way thanks for the inspiration
When fixing Older car, that has minor needs that I can fix, ME my farther always said, when your done it's done and as long as it was cheaper than 4-6 year car payment then it's all good. your correct 80 dollars in floor pans is cheaper than new car in my opinion plus its ford ranger parts galore. wish all floor pans i got fit like those, those were mint... bice use of Panel bond, i would leave couple self tappers in corners , then go underneath hit with death wheel nock off the tips, just for bit of extra security, i know that adhesive is strong. but still. that was nice easy fix. love those panel.
I love bonding agent. I was considering using a similar product by 3m to reinstall the floorpans in my AH 3000 when I get the frame swap more complete.
My 2005 Pontiac Montana SV6 (bought at an auction) had badly rusted-out floorboards as well as rusted-out rocker panels hidden under the plastic body cladding and it just so happened that an old gas tank had similar steel strengthening bends and happened to have the same dimensions of the rusted floor pan so that's what I welded in. The rust in the rocker panels extended into the wheel wells so rather than fab 'em...I used a chisel to sort of can opener the replacement metal from a junkyard since they didn't allow torches or grinders. I'm not sure if a battery operated Sawzall would be allowed but I couldn't justify the expense for a one-time use. It has been quite some time since I've used a 2-part body adhesive since my go-to is to pull out the cheap Lincoln weld-pak 100 MIG welder but pitted glass from errant spatter taught me to ensure everything is covered well. Sorry for rambling, I may have taken a few too many head kicks, which may explain why I've invested so much time and expense on vehicles that aren't worthy.
dude has skills and a dialed edit. mig or even tack welder could be real sweet for that, but self tap is great too. harbor frt omni pro is super high quality , good results, about $1k. undercoat it all later, to stop rust
I like that you are showing the money spent “ billboard “. You should do it for the Healy. A nice trademark kinda thing. On second thought maybe not when selling it. Some buyers like to count you money.??
great video i was going to spend $500 plus to buy basic welding equipment but i think ill try the bonding method it all gets stuffed under carpet anyway. im not trying to sell at Barret Jackson lol
Glad I started watching. Enjoying your bronco build as well. Love that you put a glass pack on the Ranger- I put one on my 68 valiant back in the 80’s and that lead me to put one in my new bronco sport 😂. Now it sounds like a bronco should. Good video 👍🏼
I'm in the middle of a 5.0 HO engine swap with my 1990 ford ranger. What I have is a well maintained 4.0 liter v6 with automatic transmission for sale. Just put a brand new AC system in it five thousand miles ago. The engine does have 252,000 miles on it and the whole history of maintenance log entries between me and the first owner. All highway miles and always ran ethanol free fuel through it.
A easy upgrade for 2 wheel drive Rangers. If you want to run a 15 inch wheel all you have to do is find a 4 wheel drive Ranger and use the wheels. 4 wheel drives came stock with 15 inch wheels.
I got say never seen nobody ever glue floor pans in before........! That's a new one definitely! Now welding floor pans in seen that done many of times.....
thank you so much im not a welder and i think by welding if you his a gas line etc something catches on fire ,,etc its bad ,, i like the seft tap screws and the adhesive thsnk
Nice job, should last longer than the truck. Unfortunately where I live in Eastern Canada the only floor repair that will pass inspection is welding. They permit adhesive bonding to other body panels, just not floor pans. For what it's worth I believe that if adhesive is good enough for assembling airplanes they should be good for some floor pans. Gotta love when politicians make rules without knowing what they're talking about. You did an excellent job.
Love the video man I have a 88 ranger .. please check your cowl I didn’t and it rusted my floor and part of the firewall ….leaves gathered where I couldn’t see it
Great Channel Josh. From the days when you could put in an aftermarket stereo, not integrated into HVAC, GPS. Think HB Fuller, which sells a lot of automotive adhesives, has some type of clear coating resin.
Here in Ont. Canada I looked up a driver side floor pan for my 1993 Chevy k1500 4x4 an it was $293 + 15% tax an shipping. As a welder by trade I can make that thing out if 14ga shap plate
Stumbled on your Bronco ii videos. Didn't realize you were in Wichita area. I should take my Bronco ii over across town and let you turn some wrenches on it.
Looks great! I need to do the same on my 88 S10 driver's side panel. Did you tighten floor panels down with Hex Self-Tapping screws? Will they stick up through carpet?
Can they still be welded in though? It sounded metal when u set in on the ground only reason I'm asking is I just recently picked up a 88 ford ranger and I got to weld new floors and cab mounts because I only got one cab mount technically holding the cab on so I'm kinda fabricating new mounts but before I do that I gotta get my floors in and I'm welding everything and seen these floor pans a good bit thanks in advanced
$500 truck, or not, my OCD wouldn't allow leaving rust hole above new pan. The fact that it will be hidden on the inside doesn't mean water won't find its way in from the outside starting the deterioration process over again. Plus, it's good fab and welding practice.
really enjoying this type of video Josh and your editing skills seem very good , sometimes additional light would help to see somethings better , not a criticism but a small suggestion you are great so far thanks
Question for You what is the adhesive that You used to install the floor pans in the trunk and how does it hold up? Any information that You are able to share will be greatly appreciated Thank You 🇺🇸🇵🇷🦊👍 P/S is structurally sound now that You have had time to evaluate Your work.
3m panel bond, this stuff is $100 per tube and requires a special gun to apply it. I have used cheaper alternatives that use a typical calking gun with good results too.
Wow , cheap of the cheap man . Glue , adhesive, looked more like you used the same stuff for the windshield, should of at least welded the floor pans in mainly on those braces . Best of luck to you
I trpically use LMC Truck, because they are somewhat local to me, but they're shipping was 6wks. Mill supply's shipping was less than a week. www.millsupply.com/auto-body-rust-repair-panels/ford/ranger/1985/floor-panels/
Hi thanks for posting I'm planning to do this job on my Ranger 2009. instead of body repair so very thankful! could you please post your pan supplier carpet part and 3m adhesive type? What's model year of your ranger ? Cheers!
Didn’t see you put in sheet metal screws, anyway pan gets glued in only ??? No preparation panel is something something special adhesive ( no welding ) ?? And you cut it so that it’s fits and it doesn’t overlap
Dang ole fainting GoPro! Scared of a little floorb replacement. I can never unsee floorb, a floorb will forever be known as a floorb to me, all thanks to Fractured Rooster. Loving the content!
If you had never looked it would probably lasted a lifetime lol , I’m like you though once I see it I can’t leave it but I’ve seen guys drive these rusty floored floors forever , just call it weight reduction 😂
My ranger the floor rotted out when it was sitting before I bought it and then the cab settled down and put pressure on the windshield and cracked it. Couldn't that happen to this ranger?
Man you make it look so easy. Now I want to buy a rust bucket. Lol.. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a really straightforward and clean flush job. I’d be happy with that. Probably throw in a few rivets or bolts here and there just for more assurance. But looks mint! Well done!
One year ago I put rockers on my S-10 and did the same. I cut, cleaned all old rust off and used Epoxy to glue. Temp. screws until glue harden. Turn out good for everyday use, in fact unless you look close, can't even tell. Good job Josh.
I epoxied two sheets of scrap together and couldn't break the joint once cured. I actually ripped the metal trying. I'm a believer in it. Friggen science.
Used the same method to replace rotted roof braces in my Fairmont wagon. The epoxy is actually stronger than spot welding when done correctly.
@@wymansst I dripped a few spots of epoxy onto my concrete. I had to chisel it off and it took a fair bit of concrete with it. I'm a believer.
@@TheFracturedRooster I did the same test you did before I used it and glued two scraps of sheet metal together and had the same result. I’m also a believer. 👍🏻
Is there a certain brand of epoxy to get or just any will do? I'm having the toughest time finding floor pans for my Ranger.
My kind of car guy: low budget, bare essentials; screw anything else.
Maybe gloves tho lol
So cool to see someone else with the same proplem. My 1986 ranger has a drivers side floor pan that's almost as bad as yours. Got a floor from a u pull it joint that has screw holes for bucket seats.
I installed aluminum racing seats so now I have headrests and a waaay safer, lighter seats.
I came here for the weld-free floor pan repair. Great job. Thanks for posting!
I have a Ford Taurus my mother gave me when her mechanic told her she should junk it because of significant rot. I’m an auto tech student so I was like meh, no big deal I’ll clean up the rust, weld some sheet metal to the holes and call it a day. Pulled up the carpet and discovered the carpet was the only thing stopping people’s feet from touching the ground, the floor pants are completely rotted out, some places have holes more than a foot and a half. I’m planning to cut the entire floor out and weld a whole new floor from a scrapyard car. Gonna be my first major car repair.
Thanks for the video came for the floor pan. Live up in the north and my floorpan on driver's side on my truck rotted and sliced through my shift cable. Gotta get a new pan and this video gives me the courage to go do the job thanks again
Great Video, wish you showed yourself doing the tap/rivets to hold the floor panels in place.
I can really appreciate the ranger work, I've had about four now and loved em all. Great job brother!
Truly the best use of a situation with that camera angle! Great videos, keep it up!
Ryan is the man! Can't speak highly enough about his work.
I like what you did, modern bonding technology is amazing. But if the plan is to remove the tech screws I would have used pop rivets instead and just left them in.
Man, that was so much easier/faster than welding!
Very helpfull. I'm about to redo my F 150 2008. I will do my rocker pannel, floor pan and swap bed. My SEM pannel adhesive are shipped. Can wait to get to work.
Thank you for this video.
I'm researching to do the same things for my 08 f150. How did it go? And where did you order your panels/parts from?
Great content dude. Really digging the ranger project
I just bought a 1987 ford ranger and it needs a windshield and floor pans and I thought it was junk and I dont know how to weld thin metal and i plan pn doing them this way thanks for the inspiration
When fixing Older car, that has minor needs that I can fix, ME my farther always said, when your done it's done and as long as it was cheaper than 4-6 year car payment then it's all good. your correct 80 dollars in floor pans is cheaper than new car in my opinion plus its ford ranger parts galore. wish all floor pans i got fit like those, those were mint... bice use of Panel bond, i would leave couple self tappers in corners , then go underneath hit with death wheel nock off the tips, just for bit of extra security, i know that adhesive is strong. but still. that was nice easy fix. love those panel.
Nice little rig.
A superb job,Damnskippy Mr.
Hey what a great job you did on this video. Haha, I'm picking my $500 85 Ranger up tomorrow and starting on floor boards!!!
I love bonding agent. I was considering using a similar product by 3m to reinstall the floorpans in my AH 3000 when I get the frame swap more complete.
My 2005 Pontiac Montana SV6 (bought at an auction) had badly rusted-out floorboards as well as rusted-out rocker panels hidden under the plastic body cladding and it just so happened that an old gas tank had similar steel strengthening bends and happened to have the same dimensions of the rusted floor pan so that's what I welded in. The rust in the rocker panels extended into the wheel wells so rather than fab 'em...I used a chisel to sort of can opener the replacement metal from a junkyard since they didn't allow torches or grinders. I'm not sure if a battery operated Sawzall would be allowed but I couldn't justify the expense for a one-time use. It has been quite some time since I've used a 2-part body adhesive since my go-to is to pull out the cheap Lincoln weld-pak 100 MIG welder but pitted glass from errant spatter taught me to ensure everything is covered well. Sorry for rambling, I may have taken a few too many head kicks, which may explain why I've invested so much time and expense on vehicles that aren't worthy.
dude has skills and a dialed edit. mig or even tack welder could be real sweet for that, but self tap is great too. harbor frt omni pro is super high quality , good results, about $1k. undercoat it all later, to stop rust
I like that you are showing the money spent “ billboard “. You should do it for the Healy. A nice trademark kinda thing. On second thought maybe not when selling it. Some buyers like to count you money.??
great video i was going to spend $500 plus to buy basic welding equipment but i think ill try the bonding method it all gets stuffed under carpet anyway. im not trying to sell at Barret Jackson lol
Glad I started watching. Enjoying your bronco build as well. Love that you put a glass pack on the Ranger- I put one on my 68 valiant back in the 80’s and that lead me to put one in my new bronco sport 😂. Now it sounds like a bronco should.
Good video 👍🏼
I Didn't know You Culd Get Them & Do That, So That's Awesome To Know
Thanks For Showing That
Great fix on the floor.
Really digging the content man hope the channel takes off.
My 96 Ranger just got T-boned.... Love the content.
Safety glasses are a must! Thx nice video
Whoa no welding, sweet work guys 👍🏾
I'm in the middle of a 5.0 HO engine swap with my 1990 ford ranger. What I have is a well maintained 4.0 liter v6 with automatic transmission for sale. Just put a brand new AC system in it five thousand miles ago. The engine does have 252,000 miles on it and the whole history of maintenance log entries between me and the first owner. All highway miles and always ran ethanol free fuel through it.
Well done, good work. Nice to have help when you need.
A easy upgrade for 2 wheel drive Rangers. If you want to run a 15 inch wheel all you have to do is find a 4 wheel drive Ranger and use the wheels. 4 wheel drives came stock with 15 inch wheels.
Fun trucks. I used to own one I got for free. I was a good truck
Yea it got stolen and wrecked later. Bummer
What is the 3M adhesive name/number? Also what is the special gun used for the adhesive? thanks
Looks good, you need some lightning scissors to cut out old metal. God bless.
I got say never seen nobody ever glue floor pans in before........! That's a new one definitely! Now welding floor pans in seen that done many of times.....
He starts working at the 12 min mark
thank you so much im not a welder and i think by welding if you his a gas line etc something catches on fire ,,etc its bad ,, i like the seft tap screws and the adhesive thsnk
That was a ingenious way to do that
Nice job, should last longer than the truck. Unfortunately where I live in Eastern Canada the only floor repair that will pass inspection is welding. They permit adhesive bonding to other body panels, just not floor pans. For what it's worth I believe that if adhesive is good enough for assembling airplanes they should be good for some floor pans. Gotta love when politicians make rules without knowing what they're talking about. You did an excellent job.
Video starts at 11:25
Thank you sir
Thanks
Love the video man I have a 88 ranger .. please check your cowl I didn’t and it rusted my floor and part of the firewall ….leaves gathered where I couldn’t see it
What is the cowl and where would I find it?
542 likes and zero dislikes - good job on the video no fluff just good content
great idea!... Great work... Great video!
If you wanna keep factory color, put some Rust-Oleum on there to prevent rust, but POR15 is the best
Great Channel Josh. From the days when you could put in an aftermarket stereo, not integrated into HVAC, GPS. Think HB Fuller, which sells a lot of automotive adhesives, has some type of clear coating resin.
Cool project
Liking this series!
love this guy
Is there a story behind Fractured Rooster? Great to see the Ranger getting a second chance!!
Thank you.
What did you fill the holes from the screws with? More bonding adhesive?
Silicone
Great content! Happy your doing your own channel now, can't wait for more Austin Healy. Help JR pick out his production music, yours is much better 😆
Here in Ont. Canada I looked up a driver side floor pan for my 1993 Chevy k1500 4x4 an it was $293 + 15% tax an shipping. As a welder by trade I can make that thing out if 14ga shap plate
Nice Video
Great video. Just subbed
Very nice. Which I could buy those pans for my 1985 Mitsubishi L200.
Nice work
Stumbled on your Bronco ii videos. Didn't realize you were in Wichita area. I should take my Bronco ii over across town and let you turn some wrenches on it.
Great job
Looks great! I need to do the same on my 88 S10 driver's side panel. Did you tighten floor panels down with Hex Self-Tapping screws? Will they stick up through carpet?
Nice .. thanks .what kind of glue do u used? Do you out screws too?
thank you man
What type of adhesive and 3M product used to seal the floor pans to the truck
What was the name of the glue you used when you put the new floor board down .
Can they still be welded in though? It sounded metal when u set in on the ground only reason I'm asking is I just recently picked up a 88 ford ranger and I got to weld new floors and cab mounts because I only got one cab mount technically holding the cab on so I'm kinda fabricating new mounts but before I do that I gotta get my floors in and I'm welding everything and seen these floor pans a good bit thanks in advanced
Thanks bro! This helps me fixing the floor pan on my ek hatchback
$500 truck, or not, my OCD wouldn't allow leaving rust hole above new pan. The fact that it will be hidden on the inside doesn't mean water won't find its way in from the outside starting the deterioration process over again. Plus, it's good fab and welding practice.
Nice job... what no welding glue did you use?
really enjoying this type of video Josh and your editing skills seem very good , sometimes additional light would help to see somethings better , not a criticism but a small suggestion you are great so far thanks
Question for You what is the adhesive that You used to install the floor pans in the trunk and how does it hold up? Any information that You are able to share will be greatly appreciated Thank You 🇺🇸🇵🇷🦊👍 P/S is structurally sound now that You have had time to evaluate Your work.
3m panel bond, this stuff is $100 per tube and requires a special gun to apply it. I have used cheaper alternatives that use a typical calking gun with good results too.
Finally new video 🍟
Wow , cheap of the cheap man . Glue , adhesive, looked more like you used the same stuff for the windshield, should of at least welded the floor pans in mainly on those braces . Best of luck to you
Channel improving with every episode.
I started at the beginning tonight after watching you and JR work on his Audi.
Keep it going youg man! 👍🏽
I agree huge improvements every video but great from the start
Can I do this with a section of light weight sheet metal skin on a quarter panel?
Looks great
My window is doing the exact same thing but actually rusting what do i do?
Very cool
Where did you order parts from? Didn’t catch what you said. Ty
LMC Truck
Great stuff! I have never dealt with floor pans....why do the new ones have the 2 holes in them?
Drain holes. There are big rubber plugs that go in them.
Can you send me the link of where you got this piece ?
I trpically use LMC Truck, because they are somewhat local to me, but they're shipping was 6wks. Mill supply's shipping was less than a week.
www.millsupply.com/auto-body-rust-repair-panels/ford/ranger/1985/floor-panels/
Hi thanks for posting I'm planning to do this job on my Ranger 2009. instead of body repair so very thankful! could you please post your pan supplier carpet part and 3m adhesive type? What's model year of your ranger ?
Cheers!
Didn’t see you put in sheet metal screws, anyway pan gets glued in only ??? No preparation panel is something something special adhesive ( no welding ) ?? And you cut it so that it’s fits and it doesn’t overlap
Hey! What kind of glue you use???
Dang ole fainting GoPro! Scared of a little floorb replacement. I can never unsee floorb, a floorb will forever be known as a floorb to me, all thanks to Fractured Rooster. Loving the content!
Where did you get the floor pans
If you had never looked it would probably lasted a lifetime lol , I’m like you though once I see it I can’t leave it but I’ve seen guys drive these rusty floored floors forever , just call it weight reduction 😂
Exactly what I'm planning to do with my rust bucket. How is it holdin up so far?
My ranger the floor rotted out when it was sitting before I bought it and then the cab settled down and put pressure on the windshield and cracked it. Couldn't that happen to this ranger?
I'm not worried about it. The rust was contained to the floor, the A-pillar was still strong.
Sorry could you tell me what kind of glue you used? Ty :)
keep it going young man
nice video lol
sweet where can i get the 3m from?
Let the ads play. Hope you get paid!
Just curious, but did it hold up even a year later? Might do this to my jeep
My 03 Ranger has rusted through
What year is your truck I have a 2007 ford ranger
Can you give me a part number if it’s the same year roughly