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pound41 · 07-28-2007, 12:41 PM

The front floor pan patch panel is longer and extends past the factory seam. Do you cut the panel and bend a lip to meet the cowl lip( where they were spot welded together) Or have folks just butt welded it at the seam. Advice and Pics needed!
Thanks

**jaros44sr** · 07-29-2007, 07:59 PM

I cut and bent a flange on mine, makes it more like the original. You could butt weld it also, it's your choice....

pound41 · 07-29-2007, 08:08 PM

I want to cut and bend a flange just want to be accurate with my cut and bend

**jaros44sr** · 07-30-2007, 06:11 AM

Put your floor patch on top of the cowl floor and draw a line. Measure from that line to the flange, what ever that demension is add a 1/2" for the flange and that is how much you have to take off the floor board patch panel.
If your unsure, you can do a test pc. of about 3" to check to see if it comes out rite.
You can refer to my thread as I think its in there, but I don't know how to attach it..... J.

07-28-2007, 12:41 PM	#1
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	Floor Pan Install Question The front floor pan patch panel is longer and extends past the factory seam. Do you cut the panel and bend a lip to meet the cowl lip( where they were spot welded together) Or have folks just butt welded it at the seam. Advice and Pics needed! Thanks

07-29-2007, 07:59 PM	#2
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,766	Re: Floor Pan Install Question I cut and bent a flange on mine, makes it more like the original. You could butt weld it also, it's your choice.... __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

07-29-2007, 08:08 PM	#3
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	Re: Floor Pan Install Question I want to cut and bend a flange just want to be accurate with my cut and bend

07-30-2007, 06:11 AM	#4
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,766	Re: Floor Pan Install Question Put your floor patch on top of the cowl floor and draw a line. Measure from that line to the flange, what ever that demension is add a 1/2" for the flange and that is how much you have to take off the floor board patch panel. If your unsure, you can do a test pc. of about 3" to check to see if it comes out rite. You can refer to my thread as I think its in there, but I don't know how to attach it..... J. __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim



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