Anyone have an Idea the cost to replace floorpans (4) ? I got an estimate for $2200............mac:confused: Better pic later
Ouch!!! For that kind of money....I would find an entirely rust free Maverick and have it shipped up to Alaska.
When I do work for others, which is seldom anymore, I quote $1000.00 to remove and weld in floorpans. Dan
For that kind of money you can buy a compressor, air tools, sheet metal, a welder, and do it yourself. You'd still have lots of bucks left over.
We also would charge in the area of $1000 to replace the floor pans. $2200 is way too steep a price if you ask me.
Thanks for replies: Seems nobody wanted to do it except this body shop, everyone busy with winter insurance business. Guess I should have bought a welder and upgraded my welding skills. May have to get used to doling out dollars if I'm to finish this project. TY again, Mac
mac, if you remove the seats and carpet you could cut the rusty place out yourself. it is not that much to do. could you post pics. and maybe we could walk you through this. it is only a thing. this is the place where things get done. i have done things to my cars that i didn't have a clue as to what to do. the folks here worked with me and we got er' done. give us a pic. so we know where to start...frank...:bananaman :bananaman
Depending on how bad they are, its a pretty straight forward job. Cut it out and weld it in! Have you got any friends that have a welder and willing to teach you a little about it? Aside from the welder the tools are pretty cheap to do it yourself. You dont need Dewalt tools to do it either.....open up a Harbor Freight catalog and do a little shopping. If you plan on buying a welder, that is where you will want to spend the money. I found a great little welder for $299 on sale. Take your time, keep us posted and ask when you need advice. We arent going anywhere...there is still to much snow on the ground! ...besides, if you screw it up, then you can take it to the body shop!! Good luck.
I just went to Harbor Frieght and bought a saws all on sale for 24.99. I to have to replace the drivers floorpan but I want to get it running first then fix the leaking cowl. I did replace the windsheild and found that all the metal around it look like new. I had planed on just welding in a new piece of metal over the floor with out cuting out the old floorpan just curing the rust and sealing it from the top and bottom. Will this be alright? My mav will never be a show car just something fun to drive with a lopy cammed motor.
I helped a friend replace the flor pans in his 74 Bronco neither of us are good welders but it came out just fine. We used a Arc welder, nothing special.
m.a.v. has a mini sawall. it is neat. it has a short blade that makes it easy to handle. remember you have stuff under the car you don't want to cut (brake line, fuel line and e-cable). if you get it cut out and the pieces cut to go back in you will have the hard part done...frank...:bananaman :bananaman
Only problem with this is it creates a pocket for dirt and water to accumulate causing more rusting problems down the road, especially if your car is a daily driver type. If you trim the rusted panel so your new panel only overlaps about a 1/4 inch or less, then you can either weld the bottom or put lots of paint and undercoating in the bottom lip.
A person in a pinch can also trim off rust and duct tape cardboard under the pans then just fiberglass from the top. Remove cardboard and undercoat it.
The only problem I see with the fiberglass fix is that it seems to separate from the metal after a little while, leaving more areas for moisture to get into. After going through all that, it would probably be just as easy to weld in some metal. my .02 JP
