i've got rotten floorboards!

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  1. Grabber5.0

    Grabber5.0 Gear-head wannabe

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    Looking at the bottom of the car, I thought the damage looked pretty minor. Unfortunately the area above the torque box, where I could not see from below was it horrible shape. The rest of the floorboards are pretty bad too. Sad thing is, the cowl vents seem to be in pretty good shape, just one small hole from what I can tell. But then, I thought the floors were ok too... :( Can't wait to start repairing this...
     
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  2. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    I feel your pain

    I had some small spots in the front but my rears where shot!
     
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  3. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    Here they are patched up with some hacked up Mustang Rear pans ... It will look better when everthing has been smothered with POR-15. But then again - it will be under the carpet so no big deal.
     
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    Don't ya just love those leaking wind shield gaskets and rusty cowls.
     
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  5. Grabber5.0

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    dmhines, that's the route I would like to take with mine. I wonder if the front pan adapts as well as the rear pan.
     
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  6. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    Luckily for me - I didn't need to find out if the Mustang Front pans would work. Good luck!
     
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  7. jeremy

    jeremy I build t5's

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    you can always do what an x girlfriend did.

    She had an old school bug, but the floor pans had already rotted CLEAR through..

    She found that sheets of plywood worked best for her application
     
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    Just be careful when welding that plywood! lol:D
     
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    i have a 4 door 1974 ford maverick with rotten floor pans all around. any one know were i can get new ones????? and i need carpent as well.

    :huh:

    Email: circle797@comcast.net
     
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  10. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    where do people find these old threads???

    you might have to get some sheet metal and make you some...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    It is interesting how many old threads are showing up lately because of new members posts. In a way that's pretty good, as it shows they are reading the archives. (y) Bad thing is so many of the old posts have lost there pictures.
    Now when they are posting answers to 3 and 4 year old questions - those scare me! :yikes:

    Circle797 - do a search for MUSTANG FLOORBOARDS - look for the thread I did - it has pictures of my repairs. Most guys adapt the reproduction Mustang pans.
     
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    Yup ... it's a beautiful thing when people actually use the SEARCH feature! :)
     
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  13. stmanser

    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    FYI


    i used 71 mustang floor boards from www.mustangsunlimited.com both sides shipped were about 120 bucks.

    they worked great.. i had each side done in a day.
     
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    Floorboards is an ancient term, my model A has floor boards. Floorpans is the new term. But I still see old cars with plywood over the rusted floors here in IL. Matt,,, update this thread with the proper term. lol.
    Dan
     
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  15. 71gold

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    if you have "rotten floorboards" they are wood.
    if you have "rusted floorpans" they are metal. :yup:
    ...frank...:bouncy:
     
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