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#617085 - 10/17/09 03:34 PM '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor?
DougXKindCoffee Offline
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Registered: 09/23/09
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Loc: Syracuse, New York
I have a 1966 1098 Rib Case Transmission'd Midget and the driver's front floorpan is rusted through at the edges. The car came with an uninstalled new full driver's floorpan. I am debating selling or fixing. The previous owner's wife necessitated an unfinished restoration to vacate the garage. I had planned on converting the car to a K series Rover 1.6 but then bought another member's finished Midget 1500 Race project instead.
SO I had planned on having the whole car apart and converted and to do the floor then but now I am looking at the idea of ONLYy doing the floor if that's possible without too much disassembly. If it's too much a PITA then I will just sell the car and let someone else on the list have a whack at it.

Doug

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#617100 - 10/17/09 04:11 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: DougXKindCoffee]
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I did the floorpans in Her MGB and used a panel bond adhesive. It worked FINE.
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#617111 - 10/17/09 05:03 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: DrEntropy]
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Registered: 11/29/05
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Doug - have you worked with metal before? Have a grinder / MIG?

It really isn't that hard, and there are likely to be welders you can hire for a couple of hours (not even that long) if you have roughed-in the floors.

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#617430 - 10/18/09 04:27 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: tdskip]
DougXKindCoffee Offline
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Loc: Syracuse, New York
I have done a floor in an MGB and welded..just not sure if i care to do the work . I guess i could ust remove the carpet and seats and then be careful. The car probably deserves a better going over than I am prepared to give it. No time,money, or equipment at the moment. Focused on other car.

The panel adhesive idea sounds intriguing.. what kind exactly did you use?

If i decide to sell the car... anyone lusting after it?

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#617478 - 10/18/09 05:45 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: DougXKindCoffee]
tony barnhill Offline
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I'm with Doc...I don't weld anymore now that I've found FUSOR, a brand name of panel bonding adhesive.
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#617516 - 10/18/09 07:13 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: tony barnhill]
DougXKindCoffee Offline
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So I would just cut the offending floor out,fashion a suitable overlapping floor patch and then just clean off the edges and "bond"?
Sounds too easy and almost do-able.

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#617524 - 10/18/09 07:27 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: DougXKindCoffee]
DrEntropy Offline
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It ~IS~!!! I used the SEM product but doubt there's a ton of difference.

BTW: My skepticism caused me to first do a LOT of messin' with the stuff... I'm a former "metal mite" from the rust belt: Level II NDT inspector in a steel mill. I TORTURED some sample pieces, even used dissimilar metals for some of the trials.
Tensile, shear, torque and IMPACT. devil
If ya follow the recommended procedures he stuff simply works.
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'66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\*/=oO
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#617618 - 10/18/09 09:16 PM Re: '66 1098 Midget,,,how hard to fix partial floor? [Re: DrEntropy]
DougXKindCoffee Offline
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Registered: 09/23/09
Posts: 35
Loc: Syracuse, New York
Wow... do you have an online source or is this stuff a NAAPA kind of thing?

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