So I did get the passenger side all buttoned up for now.
floor pan firewall side I also tackled the drivers side floor pan and kick panel.I had to cut out a bigger section.
I started out by marking the bad sheet metal to be cut out.I did remark where I needed to cut near the door opening,I don't show it in the pictures.Being careful not to cut into the inner rocker panel lip.
marked the floor pan floor pan marked Removed the emergency brake bracket and levers.
emergency brake bracket removal of emergency brake bracket removal of emergency brake bracket #2 cutting the sheet metal out with a small die grinder.
cutting floor pan I used a air chisel to cut the spot welds at the kick panel.
air chisel spot welds kick panel spot welds chiseled removed the floor pan.
floor pan removed Air chiseled kick panel spot welds I had to cut the top of the kick panel horizontal and removed it.
kick panel removed I had to cut the bottom of the new kick panel off to get it to fit.The lower part is formed wrong on the panel.I did call jim carter and he is supposed to get the tooling fixed.
fitting kick panel fitting kick panel The floor pan I purchased has the toe board section on it as well.The original is two piece and has the flanges where they are spot welded together.I decided to weld on some sheet metal to represent the flanges.
adding the flange adding flange #2 adding flange#3 ground the welds cut out for emergency brake lever fitting floor pan fitting floor pan #2 I spot welded the brackets to the sheet metal that hold the speedometer cable and wire harness wires.
speedometer cable holder bracket wireharness bracket clips I drilled holes in the floor pan to plug weld to floor support.I also took time to clean all edges that will be welded.
drilled for floor brace floor pan spot welded into place floor pan spot welded into place #2 I had to reform the lower piece of the kick panel to make it work.
reform for lower kick panel welded to kick panel kick panel spot weled into place kick panel plug welded I ground all the welds and put some primer on the panels.
panels primered emergency brake bracket sandblasted.
bracket bracket painted emergency brake reassembled This was job,but I enjoyed doing it.
Tim
