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How To Replace Floorpans

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The new pans are held in place... 
   
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The new pans are held in place with aircraft-style Cleco fasteners,which are temporary. Then Rust Busters begins the busy task ofrosette-and bead-welding these pans into place. Rosette welding is aplug-and-fill form of spot-welding.
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Anytime you have to weld sheetmetal... 
   
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Anytime you have to weld sheetmetal to frame members, such as thetransmission crossmember, holes are drilled...
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...and bolts are used to pullthe... 
   
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...and bolts are used to pullthe sheetmetal flush with the frame member.
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Once bolted flush, the pan... 
   
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Once bolted flush, the pan is welded to the framerail extension andtransmission crossmember.
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There's a lot of welding associated... 
   
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There's a lot of welding associated with floorpan installation. It'sbest to rosette-weld as much as possible, then grind the weld smooth,which gives the installation a factory look. You want to see welds onlywhere the factory made them visible (such as a bead weld).
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The rear-seat floorpan looks... 
   
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The rear-seat floorpan looks like this out of the box. It needs to betrimmed and tweaked for proper fitment...
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...The rear-seat anchor point... 
   
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...The rear-seat anchor point hasto be removed from the old pan and welded to the new.
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Our installed floorpans look... 
   
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Our installed floorpans look like this. For corrosion prevention, weuse self-etching epoxy primer/sealer, then body sealer at all the seams.Underneath, we use a high-quality, bulletproof sound-deadener andundercoat.
Rust Busters Classic Automotive Resotration
12030 Woodbine
Redford
MI  48239
National Parts Depot
800/521-6104

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