{"id":1148,"date":"2013-06-02T16:43:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2015-12-31T15:36:49","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T21:36:49","slug":"jun-2-2013-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Jun 2, 2013 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finally got around to working on the driver&#8217;s side floor pan:<\/p>\n<p>You can see some of the holes in the floor pan:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0246\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1149\" alt=\"IMG_0246\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0246.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0246.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0246-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0246-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cut out the bad area:<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0256\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1150\" alt=\"IMG_0256\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0256.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0256.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0256-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0256-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Used the cut out as a template for what to cut out of the half floor pan (which was included with the car)<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0257\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1151\" alt=\"IMG_0257\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0257.jpg\" width=\"565\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0257.jpg 565w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0257-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first, I cut out a larger area than what was needed:<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0258\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1152\" alt=\"IMG_0258\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0258.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0258.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0258-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0258-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice the bracket which is for the emergency brake cable. \u00a0I believe I will have to remove this and use on the new piece:<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0259\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1153\" alt=\"IMG_0259\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0259.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0259.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0259-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0259-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Checking the cut out piece:<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0260\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1154\" alt=\"IMG_0260\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0260.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0260.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0260-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0260-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prepping the top side with 80 grit&#8230; \u00a0Checking for other rust and preparing the metal for welding:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0261\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1155\" alt=\"IMG_0261\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0261.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0261.jpg 424w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0261-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then ready to use some 36-grit to remove the last little but of metal:<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0262\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1156\" alt=\"IMG_0262\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0262.jpg\" width=\"757\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0262.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0262-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0262-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a bad picture, but it does indeed fit. \u00a0Need to clean the metal on the patch piece and bottom of floor on car before welding. \u00a0Also have to change the welding wire in the welder for this sheet metal. \u00a0Once the metal is prepped, have to get a second pair of hands to help me get it in place for welding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2013\/06\/jun-2-2013-update\/img_0263\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1157\" alt=\"IMG_0263\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0263.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0263.jpg 424w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0263-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After this is welded, there are a couple of small areas that still need patching (smaller than a nickle). \u00a0The the welding should be complete!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally got around to working on the driver&#8217;s side floor pan: You can see some of the holes in the floor pan: Cut out the bad area: Used the cut out as a template for what to cut out of the half floor pan (which was included with the car) At first, I cut out &hellip; 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