She's got cancer

[Dave84]

July 25 2007

well got alot more progress done to the floors, almoast done on the passenger side, just have to drill a hole for the one body mount and re construct the main brace that goes across for the seat to bolt on, started cutting away the infected drivers panel as well

[nitroracer]

This mang knows how to get a job done!

[Mr. Land Yacht]

yea, he's good....I would be totally lost.

good job Dave!
heal that cancer!

[P72Ford]

First off, 86GmLsCoupe, you did a fabulopus job on the floor in your car. the POR 15 and the dynamat! You certainly didn't cheap out. Very nice.


POR 15 is great stuff. I did my front floors (The rear ones looked factory fresh) with that because I have a leak in the firewall that is continually evading me.

I consulted my local paint shop before buying. The stuff can be painted directly over rust. However, if you have clean bare metal, don't paint it right over the mnetal. You have to prime it, with a good self etching primer. Or, you can etch it with acid, and then prime it with a regular primer, followed by the POR 15.

I think it will stick the the bare metal, but that is just what these fools told me. I think they were trying to get my to buy some more shit. I had very light surface rust that I wire brushed. then I just went over top of that with the POR. Worked great.

Also, priming the floors will only work for short term. All primers are porous, which means that it has small holes in the surface. this is where water can get in and eventually lead to rust. NOT GOOD!

[Dave84]

July 26 2007

well did my best to reconstruct that center brace tonight,
Its not the best looking but it will be hidden anyways, and its solid, a little more to do on the pass side then its the drivers side

[gabegt90]

looks dam good

[88MercWagon]

You're fixing my quarter panels on the wagon. End of story.

[86GmLsCoupe]

Looks good Dave given what you had to start with, if mine were like that I'd have to get someone to weld in a new floor pan for me. Thanks P72Ford, I really like your Vic, reminds me of my dad's old fire car. I like Por15, and you're right about the etching for shiny bare metal. I followed their directions and did the Marine Clean (degreaser) and Metal Ready (Etch Wash) before the Por15. Also tried it on the door edges, cowl and right over some weak rust spots/holes on the trunk lid (no prep) and it stopped the rust from spreading . Por15 is supposed to get stronger with moisture where regular primers weaken with it.

[86VickyLX]

Wow. Poor car, didn't you feel there was no floor under your feet when you were driving?

[Junormaneureka]

That looks like a few Jeeps that I've owned! And I thought my Chevy Blazer was a rust bucket!!!

Good luck on the repairs.

Mike Pop

[LTDMan83]

Dave84 - I'm impressed with your Will and Perseverance to save your box,most people would have junked that the second they saw how bad it was.Nice Job!

[Dave84]

saturday july 28 '07

got more welded and started tareing the seems.
and started on drivers side,

got the drivers floor pan tack welded in

[Dave84]

sunday july 29,30 '07

got the floors pretty well finished, painted, now just have to seal the seems up underneath, the interior is back in to

[Dave84]

Im hoping this thread will give people insperation to fix there panthers when they get a little rusty rather then just give them up, So far this is 2 box panthers i have saved from the dead, being as how i baught the 2 door from the wreckers i worked at, and the 4 door was rusted enough that most people would have just scraped it,,
I do have one hole in the trunk to fix, but that wont take long at all

[Nathan in MI]

Wow, looks great! I need a MIG welder!