FloorPans

[sd_pace]

Well! I was preparing to cut the tunnel for the t-5 when I found some bad repair work on my floor pans... the front halfs of the floor are rusted under the sheet metal repairs... a lot worse than i can live with...
Is there a source for replacement pans of the forward half of the floors?
... the effected area from the flats in front of the seats to just below the steering column... and the foward flat to the crease on the pass side...
They both need all new metal...

 

[PROCRAFT]

Pans

There are pans available ( maybe someone will chime in on this) I'd just make my own which we have done in the past.

 

[sunbby]

I had good luck with some rear floor pans from Dave Lameront. I am pretty sure he makes similar quality front floor pan sections as well.

see this thread for info:
http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20506

 

[sd_pace]

Thanks Todd
Thats what I was thinking, was to just clean out the old nasty metal ... pop some new clean metal in there ... that looks really nice... I will see if he has the front half.

(say Hi to Ann)

 

[coupe]

Hey man, I got a panel roller from harbor freight and some sheet steel and made the front, rear, and rockers and lft qutr. pnl. Its just small rollers normally used as flangers and they make the depressions that look like stampings if you follow the pencil lines you draw on the steel as layout lines. just crank the handle and guide the steel on the lines. Real easy, the pix will show what I started with and how it turned out.
coupe

 

[DanR]

Coupe, Do you have any part numbers for the roller you bought from Harbor Freight?

Could you send a PIC of the roller to me?

Thanks,

 

[Hillman]

Or post a PIC for all of us to see?

 

[coupe]

Sure will, I have to pull it out, maybe I can lay out some lines to show what to do. I had a project that required a thicker gauge of steel so I reinforced the unit with heavy plate, it will not look as purchased, but you won't need it that beefed up.
coupe

 

[sd_pace]

Hey Coupe, that looks great... I have not done much metal myself, but I am always up to try it... the rust goes up behinded the peddles all the way to the seam and dont know if I could get a panel with that on it ..... I think I have seen the pedestal roller there on one of my visits... as far as the steel, what is the gauge needed?

steve

 

[coupe]

I used the old roof from my 1972 f100, I cut it off and welded in a new one. The pix will show layout lines and the finished crimp, set the rolls for the thickness and the width is spaced abt. The metal thickness. Too deep and you will start to cut, to shallow and the stiffness will not be there.

 

[coupe]

Well one pix at a time the metal crimped

 

[coupe]

The layout

 

[coupe]

The different mandrels for beading and one set for cutting.

 

[coupe]

The sku number is s34104 bead roller kit. Northern also has a kit.
Easy as pie just roll slowly and follow your lines make your turns slow and smooth then go straight down the other side. Move to the next set and be amazed how stiff the pnl. Gets!
Coupe

 

[coupe]

Apparently that isn't carried any more the number search results in nothing. So I would go to northern tool it looks a lot better in the machining and finish dept. I didn't need pretty just functionality.
Coupe

 

[sd_pace]

Thanks Coupe .... very impressive ... but it comes down to time v. cost.. the piece I need is about 150, and I dont have a lot of time to to make it.
steve