BUILD THREAD Gbody gigolo Continued..

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Got the replacement floor pan out. Removed the the door side seat mount and brace. Surprised MO FO!! Now to try and re engineer the wheel .

 

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Been mucking around with sand paper and primer ✌️😁

 

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Crappy floor pan

 

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Crappy floor panView attachment 172563View attachment 172565

Zipped it out

Crappy floor panView attachment 172563View attachment 172565

Zipped it out, almost zipped the brace have some touch up welding. Got over aggressive.

 

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Zipped it out

Zipped it out, almost zipped the brace have some touch up welding. Got over aggressive.View attachment 172566

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Now peeling her back, drilling out spot welds.

 

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Old metal and rust suck, I must say. Ripping into stuff like this makes you appreciate what you have and most of all reminds you to take care of your sh*t, for sure.

 

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Old metal and rust suck, I must say. Ripping into stuff like this makes you appreciate what you have and most of all reminds you to take care of your sh*t, for sure.

I can’t believe that’s a Texas car. Around my parts that thing would be in the scrap yard

 

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I can’t believe that’s a Texas car. Around my parts that thing would be in the scrap yard

Just pans, not frame rails. Rains frequent enough that if you don't pay attention to t- top weather seals this is the end result.
I'll make a special trip to Michigan, point me to all the scrap yards with the MC SS T top cars. I think it worth saving, they are getting harder and harder to find, and prices aren't going down.

I can’t believe that’s a Texas car. Around my parts that thing would be in the scrap yard

 

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Just pans, not frame rails. Rains frequent enough that if you don't pay attention to t- top weather seals this is the end result.
I'll make a special trip to Michigan, point me to all the scrap yards with the MC SS T top cars. I think it worth saving, they are getting harder and harder to find, and prices aren't going down.

I didn’t mean to come off the wrong way. Just noting that that car has a lot of rust. More than most project cars here in Michigan. I wish you the best and getting it back together. Keep us posted!

 

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I didn’t mean to come off the wrong way. Just noting that that car has a lot of rust. More than most project cars here in Michigan. I wish you the best and getting it back together. Keep us posted!

No worries, I shopped around alot for something I was willing to drop cash for. The t top cars MC, Gn's are getting hard to find at least rust free and in my area. I'll know what I have when done. Me being the dumb butt I was, I didn't pull the carpet to check, just glanced underneath and didnt notice, couldn't see the b puller and crap underneath the windshield trim. Lesson learned. But hind sight, I would of never attempted this otherwise without being invested. I think the b puller came out cleaner then factory, but I'm prob biased. Sheet metal is not to pricey and I have a Summit racing store in Arlington to pick up with out paying oversized freight. But honestly floor pans are not crap to do and not too technically positioned like the windshield pillars. But besides the top windshield, b pillar floor pan it will be rust free.
I'm not sure why people think Texas cars are rust free or clean. Maybe compared to their state? Donor car has same rust areas. I have sandy solid where I'm located, like sugar sand, it rains it holds moisture it will rot the crap out of floor pans when the temps get hot and humidity rises if a car sits there not maintained. Luckily we don't get much salting of the roads, beside the 2021 blizzard fest we had.