I decided I didn't like the way the previous owner fixed the rear floorboards on my "rust free" car. They looked bad and had a lot of flex to them. He layered fiberglass over the rear foot wells to strengthen them up and stop the rust. He didn't do a very good job of it, so I decided to do it right and replace the rear floorboards with modified Mustang floor pans. Pictures show the floor area after an attack with the sawzall. I shaped the Mustang pans to fit into the Maverick wells with an air nibble and proceeded to weld them in from the top and the bottom. I then added extra floor metal to any of the remaining areas that the pans did not cover. After everything was welded in, I coated the metal with Rust Bullet. I then added yet more metal into some key spots for added strength and welded in the seat belt mounts back into place. These floors are now stronger then when it was built. (continued)
When all welding was done, I coated the entire pans again with Rust Bullet as needed. I sealed the entire floor, where needed, with auto body seam sealer. I then applied a spray on sound deadening compound (black picture) to the entire floor area and into the wheel wells too. After that had cured, I sprayed them with a little gray primer to help promote paint adhesion. Whole thing will be shot with body color when I spray the interior this weekend. In looking back, this took a lot of time but I'm really glad I did the extra work. I think it turned out great! Enjoy! Eric J
Hey, theres nothing wrong with BFH'es Acornridgeman Now that, that is done. It looks like you are ready for reassembly. I bet your happy!:bananaman
It is the reproduction rear floor pan for 67-73, sold by any Mustang place (I ordered from John's in Texas). The rear seat sits up higher on a Mustang, so most of what I trimmed had to do with the height of the floor and rear seat. All that metal was welded in eventually for added strength. You can see that in the last pictures, the added metal in the corners. No hammer work, as I feel that changes the strength in the pans shape. All fitting was done with an air nibbler and 90% of the welds are lap joints not butt joints. Yes I am! I have to be puttting it together soon, as there is not much left to take apart! Eric J
