BUILD THREAD Gbody gigolo Continued..

[Cte069]

Cut out some more cancer section a piece from donor car. Going to clean up spots and moving on to fitting pan.

 

[scoti]

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.

Most common rust stuff I've seen on TX g-bodies is the pass side front floor pan rusted out from leaking firewall & the heater/Evap case seals. Jute pad under the carpet soaks it up & the CAT puts additional heat/moisture in the area. That's the usual spot I check. I also avoid sunroof & t-top cars as well because it's just another leak source one has to worry about.

Nice effort so far!

 

[Cte069]

Most common rust stuff I've seen on TX g-bodies is the pass side front floor pan rusted out from leaking firewall & the heater/Evap case seals. Jute pad under the carpet soaks it up & the CAT puts additional heat/moisture in the area. That's the usual spot I check. I also avoid sunroof & t-top cars as well because it's just another leak source one has to worry about.

Nice effort so far!

Yes, there is most def that too.

 

[Cte069]

Making some headway. Probably take it on and off three more times tweaking.