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#381329 02/28/2008 8:21 PM
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I have a question, and I hope I am able to explain it. I have been replacing parts of the floorpan on my 1951 chevy truck. I have the floorpan welded in place now. I guess I got the part of the floor to hot, and now there is a spot that you can push down, and it pops back up. The spot that does this is not a piece I replaced. How can I fix this. Is there a way I can shrink the are with heat or something. Any help would be appreciated. thanks


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Look at the post titled "oil canning issues" that had a last post of yesterday. Go to the second post (mine) & click on the link.


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This is referred to as "oil canning" and was discussed in a recent thread:

https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/380473#Post380473

Also try "panel shrinking" in the search box for more info.


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Yea, but you can be a lot more aggressive with a floorpan than you can with a body panel. Shrinking metal is covered in depth starting on page 63 of THIS BOOK which you should have.


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