hey everyone i just bought a 1980 Z28 and had some concerns. i know that the front floor pans werent looking in too good of shape and then i found a major problem. where the seat belt is in the back on both sides i have 2 major holes. ive posted some pictures so you can see and ive been told i should just repair and replace the entire floor pan but was just wondering what you guys thought. thanks

engine bay

under rear passenger seat

passenger front floor pan

driver back

passenger back

the car

 

welcome aboard, nice project.

i would do a complete new floor, but check out those leafs, make sure they arent on the verge of going through if you decide to do patch jobs.

good luck and don't give up, lots of help and nice folks on this site i've learned plenty.

joe

 

omg ... that leaf spring is just about to go threw the floor !!!
that is what usually happens to them.

and yes. it will in the end give a better looking and easier job to get as many panels as you can that are rusted on your car.
then with the new panel in hand , diside where to cut your car and trim the panel to your needs to remove the rotten metal.

 

It sure looks like you'll need a major part of the floor pan. I'm not sure that replacing all of it at once is the best or easiest, unless you've got great fabrication skills and a MIG welder. Might be easier to get all the various patch panels and do each one separately to maintain the structure and not have anything move while you've got it cut out.

 

my question is for the rear pan. will that cover those holes up? i dont think it goes over far enough.

 

you can get one, a whole new floor pan to replace everything all at once if you want

http://www.rickscamaros.com/catalogs...LL&q=floor+pan

They come in sections also.

 

yea they dont have one for my year complete. i see they have the rear sections but i dont think that is will reach far enough to the outside to be able to reach the holes

 

Might have to do some patch work? check out this thread, it's not the same year but it's a good thread, i glance at it every now and again.

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124724

 

yea i guess i will. i have found a donor car just have to convince the owner to let me cut out those back pieces he seems to be a little shy about letting me cut the car apart even though he is parting it out

 

That would be cool if you got him to do that, maybe offer him something for the whole shell? if it's in better shape than yours transfer all the parts and that way you would also have a much more thorough rebuild