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Hey guys I need some help please!

I'm all braced up to do the floors but how do I tackle the floors?







This is what i gotta deal with





gotta get this lot into the above any tips?



so help be great thanks
Stephen

I would run a couple of vertical bars welded to the tunnel up wards to your frame

it will stop the tunnel dropping down when you cut the floor out


also

have a good measure with a tape before you start to cut and record the measurements (I tend to sharpie them onto the side, so they don't go missing)

i don't see any diagonals which are important to prevent the structure from racking....

Okay I'll drop a few more bars in there I got one towards the rear onto the tunnel I'll add another but I'm doing half floors do I need more bracing?

its diagonals you need......

page 1 of my restoration thread shows how the body shop braced my car whilst doing half floors and cross member. stops the gap changing whilst cutting the sills out!

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10527

Here's how mine was braced, full floor removal. It's not moved a thou.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6462&start=20

AS you can see, they favour the 'chop it out and then clean up method' and they used an air chisel to remove the bulk of the floor, cutting well inboard of where they intended to join back to, which in the case of my car was along the door steps either side and the tow board at the front.

They then carefully cleaned back to clean metal along these areas, presumably with a grinder before clamping, measuring and welding.

Thanks ill add some more in the morning ordered aload more from local steel place

So is this enough bracing now? gotta add one or 2 more but is this good enough?









doors still fit same as they did day i brought the car odd either side haha gaps still measure the same