my dirty little (car) secret

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clutchdust

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aside from just being dirty (and the floormat for the wrong side) it doesn't look too bad. but it's hiding a secret!
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oh, the horror of it!
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i probably should really work on fixing this. any ideas?
 
IF you are too tall, like me, and have your knees on the steering wheel, take the opportunity to do what I did, cut the damn thing below the steering wheel height, in a nice wide U shape remove the ragged assed metal, finish or etch the rest naked, and tape up the bottom side, I would use glass and stick 2-3 layers of it on there with cloth, then you can lower the gas and brake pedals by cut/bend and driver relaxed for a change....I have a '72 with that mod to the floorboard since 7 years ago....it works grand....

on the underside, you can fill it with most anything you like that is waterproof, one of my favorites over the years has been that brown PANELING adhesive from Liquid Nails....but get the old type not this water soluble crap .....

then paint both sides good and heavy with several coats of whatever you got, and call it a day....

:drink::banghead:
 
fortunately, or unfortunately i suppose, i'm on the shorter side so no mod is necessary. what i'm thinking about is making matching sheetmetal covers to go on either side of the hole and then drill and bolt them in place. i was planning on using 'liquid nail' or similar as a sealant though.
 
Being too tall is a PIA, guaranteed....

but I still would clean the metal and use glass, same technique....the paneling adhesive is good for just smoothing out and then painting over....but nothing to fasten down with, and it not much for bonding metal pieces together, IMO....

I wonder about the w/s cowling, or why that is so wet it rusted....could be just rain/winter/snow use,....but more likely wet from leaking....better fix that first, I wuld think....

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you lost me there GENE. there's a little surface rust on the part of the floorpan where it meets the firewall but considering it's almost 30 years old, i don't think it's too bad. you may be seeing the part of the pan that's just oily because i haven't really cleaned the thing in a while. what part are you seeing that looks wet/rusty?
 
clutchdust said:
you lost me there GENE. there's a little surface rust on the part of the floorpan where it meets the firewall but considering it's almost 30 years old, i don't think it's too bad. you may be seeing the part of the pan that's just oily because i haven't really cleaned the thing in a while. what part are you seeing that looks wet/rusty?
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I have to ASS ume the floor rusted out...NO?? mostly all cars this age rust out under the carpeting from heater core or w/shield cowling leaks....getting water under the carpeting....or one hell of a lot of winter/rain use, but even then the water lands on the rug....no??

dunno the origin of the hole, otherwise....but still, I advocate fiberglass resins with several layers...

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Just fill the hole with speakers. Let me recommend the one that thinks there the best.:suicide:

Michael.

Honestly I am thinking of rippen out me nasty ass carpet, fixen damage, do a sound barrier and spraying down a bedliner like I did in my truck with a drain hole installed. Sick and tired of using the suck-o-matic on mine. I am a daily driver when ever possible.

Michael.
 
GENE, nope! not rusted. the bottom of the pan is steel, the *broken* part is composite (ABS or something) riveted to the pan.
 
clutchdust said:
GENE, nope! not rusted. the bottom of the pan is steel, the *broken* part is composite (ABS or something) riveted to the pan.
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I dunno, another thing could be a layer of say roof flashing riveted in place then sealed with Liq nails....then painted over underneath....
tough guess , still more concerned as to what happened, source of the damage...if not leaking....must be road hazard....bet that surprised someone pretty good when THAT happened....:mad:
 
that'll have to do.
the story:
i went off at "space mountain".
<since i'm bored and can't wait for you guys to play my stupid little game, i'll play "the unsuspecting poster">
unsuspecting poster: "what's space mountain"
me: "that's the hill at buttonwillow. i can't recall what they call it but i call it 'space mountain' because for a period of about 2-3 seconds, there was (considerable) *space* between the bottom of my tires and the top of the asphalt. the car didn't steer worth a shit like that. (who knew tires made shitty rudders?) and when i landed, i landed in the soft dirt just off the track. as the suspension compressed the car bottomed out and all this dirt compacted under the floorboard and cracked that panel."
fortunately, that was the majority of the damage. that was the last time i've had this car out there, and that was probably a good 3+ years ago. time i get off my dead ass and fix it i think.
 
Well at least the wound was sustained with 'honor' in service.....

as opposed to just old age and rust....

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Just glue that mat over it :)
That should be fiberglass so its a pretty easy fix. If that's oil on it you might have alot of grinding to do to get rid of all of it for the resin to stick. I cant remember what resin is recommended for what year bodies. I want to say epoxy resin is compatable with both types of glass used for the C3s but do a search to make sure. I'd rig up something to give a general shape to the bottom of the missing piece then feather the edges round the broken crap and lay a bunch of layers of mat. Remove whatever you used behind the patch to keep the shape then feather the edges underneath and lay more mat from the back side and it should be plenty strong.
 
see, i don't think it's fiberglass, or rather, i know it's *not* fiberglass. i'm not sure what it is but it's more like ABS or something. the problem is i don't think fiberglass will bond to other composite materials. any of you want to tell me otherwise, i'm all ears.
 
Since you have steel floor pans, then the firewall is smc (a compressed fiberglass strand composite with release agents mixed in).
Polyester resin will not stick well.
Epoxy resin is the best with compatable mat. Varients are also rebadged as smc compatable, although some are only a vinylester variant.

ABS is more similar to a plastic like your top spare tire cover.


Here is a simple guide if you want to dod glass.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1568164238-post16.html
 
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