Ha Guys, I am replacing my front right floor pan due to a leaking heater core over the years. The rest of the floor is perfect. I purchased a half pan and started drilling spot welds. I wanted to install it like the factory did. All was going well until I was ready to cut the toe wall area. The problem I ran into is the main body mount is spot welded to the front of the pan (toe wall) on the engine side of the pan at the firewall. Has someone replaced this part of the floor pan??? I need some advice.... Can someone recommend a way to do this without pulling the fender, and the AC system. I am afraid to touch that body mount, don't know if it will alter the body placement on the frame??? I am at a stand still.
Actually with the pan cut out you can lube the bolt threads for the mount really well and replace the mount. The rubber looks shot from what I can see of it. It's all cracked or is the shot of a different car? When I did mine I did not go all the way up the brace. I had to weld the pan in places to the brace but the mount was not effected. I did it fast and crude in one day due to I have other cars that get more attention but you can get the idea from what I did. The welds where the brace is attatched are circled in green. Now this will be one of my main cars getting $ sunk into it so I'll have to pretty it up before the resale. The pan was butt welded in using .030" disks when the replacement pan was slightly overlapped as to have a thin gap to none to zip up, then grinded. I only replaced as much of the pan as needed and to make it a simpler job. Ray
The first 2 pic's are a outside shot of another car just for illustration. Well now I know it is possible without pulling the fender. Thanks....
