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Topic: One piece floor pans?
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iamblackjack
Gearhead Posts: 190
From: A small town in South East Texas.............Houston.
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 03-27-2002 12:02 AM
   
Well, I've got my car up on the rotessire and I noticed that the floor pan (left, right and tranny tunnel) is all one piece. I looked through a couple of my catalogs and I didn't see anything but left and right floor pans.My question is: Does anyone offer a one piece pan? I would also like a few tips on what to look out for when I get arround to replacing them. The only pans I've ever replace were in a bug.
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1746
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 03-27-2002 12:13 AM
I have an old catalogue from Sacramento Mustangs in which they offer one-piece floor pans. However, they also say that they're not as structurally strong as multi-piece ones.
Search through the archives and you'll also find a thread from me about how Sacramento Mustangs ripped me off, so don't take this as an endorsement 
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5739
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-27-2002 06:49 AM
What the pros do is butt weld them and smooth the seam on the bottom to give an original appearance.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 1129
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 03-27-2002 06:58 AM
I also had a problem with them in the past.  quote:
Originally posted by Fastback68:
Search through the archives and you'll also find a thread from me about how Sacramento Mustangs ripped me off, so don't take this as an endorsement
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Mike65
Gearhead Posts: 1771
From: Bloomfield, NY, USA. 65 Fastback, 69 Coupe MCA #-04549
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-27-2002 11:02 AM
i have never seen a one piece pan. The repo's are made l/s & r/s. As Mellowyellow said restores butt weld them at the trnny tunnel & smooth the seams to give a factory appearence.------------------
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Hemikiller
Gearhead Posts: 395
From: Clinton, CT
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-27-2002 06:57 PM
iamblackjack, you obviously are describing the original floor pan in your stang. Yes, Ford did stamp them in one piece. From the bottom of the toe board/firewall all the way back to the front of the axle kickup, from rocker to rocker was one piece. You will NEVER find this available aftermarket, unless some millionaire wants to make the dies for a goof. The pans that are available replace the most commonly rusted section of the floorpan. I'd recommend getting the 4 piece set and butt welding and smoothing the welds down. The more time you spend fitting and adjusting, the better the end result will be. For what it's worth, the only welds visible will generally be the ones in the tranny tunnel, as the rest are plug and fill welds along the rocker, toe board and torque boxes.
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iamblackjack
Gearhead Posts: 190
From: A small town in South East Texas.............Houston.
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 03-27-2002 07:41 PM
One of the reasons that I wanted one peice pans is because my tunnel took a beating back in '88 when my brother broke the rear end chunk. And I broke the tail end off of the original t-10 about 3 years ago and the drive shaft beat up the front of the tunnel. The dents will dolly out easy enough, it would just be nice to have welds on the perimiters only in the factory locations. Two peices will work.
I still could use some more tips on replacement. Also, is a pop weld drill bit worth buying?
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1746
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 03-27-2002 07:57 PM
Like I said, you can check out Sac Mustangs, but the catalogue I have is from 1991 and I know from talking to them that a lot of stuff in that catalogue they don't have anymore. But back then they were advertising one-piece repop floor pans. Make sure to send them my DISregards!
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460-67Stang
Gearhead Posts: 195
From: Southern Ohio, USA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-27-2002 09:34 PM
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Originally posted by iamblackjack:
Also, is a pop weld drill bit worth buying?
Yes, they are a good tool. My experience is that they don't last long but they work great for separating two spot welded panels. I went through about 4 of those things during the removal of my cowl...which must have 250 spot wleds by the way!
Brian
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