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I couldn't agree with Sloane's comments more. Some people say there is =
one way to do it and that is the right way, I just do not agree with =
that. The depending on how bad, the floors could be patched or replace =
as described below, as long as the welds are done well the car will be =
structurally fine, and when you are driving down the road, or looking at =
it from above or in the cockpit you will never know the difference. If =
you want to pay the guy 20 grand to replace the floors and make the car =
like new more power to you, but there are many ways to fix and enjoy a =
car. Reading what you wrote it makes me sad that the situation would =
end your hobby car ownership, there are options as others have =
explained.
Oh yes, if you do one of the more "quick and dirty" repairs, the resale =
will be a little less, but on the other hand, as you already noted, you =
won't get back anywhere near the 20K quote on the cost of repair.
Greg Lemon
TR250
From: im sloane via 6pack=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 5:04 PM
To: James_ ; 6pack@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair quote...
James,=20
My .02 on the floors and could be taken as advice on the whole job. My =
brother's 73 needed new floors as the first project when he got it. He =
ordered new pans from TRF and I "thought" it sounded like something I =
could do, obviously not. So I took it to a local "country" body shop =
that had painted mine years before. Kinda of a crappy place but did good =
work. He seemed to understand what I wanted done, but made his own =
decision on how to do it. Picked up the car, floors nice and seam sealed =
and everything looked good, from the top. First time I was under it I =
saw what he had done. He cut my new floors to make 'whole car' =
replacement panels and welded them in where he had cut out the old ones. =
Now this wasn't a LBC guy, and he did what he intended to do just fine. =
Car is fine, solid, everything is great, except I know it wasn't really =
done right.=20
Moral to my story: Had I been at a shop that knew how to work on LBCs, =
it probably would have snowballed into something like you're facing. But =
in the long run, his car was back on the road pretty quick (once I got =
the rest of the interior back together) and he's enjoyed it for miles =
and miles. Does it win any shows - NO. Does it get positive comments and =
does he enjoy talking to other LBC guys at the shows - YES. Does he =
enjoy driving it and the looks it gets as he passes by - YES.=20
My goal: hold down the total cost of ownership as much as possible and =
enjoy driving the piss out of my car.=20
Sloane :o)
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 20:42:08 +0000
Subject: [6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair quote...
From: 6pack@autox.team.net
Hi all=85
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<DIV>I couldn't agree with Sloane's comments more. Some people say =
there=20
is one way to do it and that is the right way, I just do not agree with=20
that. The depending on how bad, the floors could be patched or =
replace as=20
described below, as long as the welds are done well the car will be =
structurally=20
fine, and when you are driving down the road, or looking at it from =
above or in=20
the cockpit you will never know the difference. If you want to pay =
the guy=20
20 grand to replace the floors and make the car like new more power to =
you, but=20
there are many ways to fix and enjoy a car. Reading what you wrote =
it=20
makes me sad that the situation would end your hobby car ownership, =
there are=20
options as others have explained.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Oh yes, if you do one of the more "quick and dirty" repairs, the =
resale=20
will be a little less, but on the other hand, as you already noted, you =
won't=20
get back anywhere near the 20K quote on the cost of repair.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Greg Lemon</DIV>
<DIV>TR250</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
title=3D6pack@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";>im sloane via 6pack</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 9, 2015 5:04 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3D"mailto:jattr6@hotmail.com CTRL + Click to follow link"=20
href=3D"mailto:jattr6@hotmail.com";>James_</A> ; <A =
title=3D6pack@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";>6pack@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair=20
quote...</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>James,=20
<DIV>My .02 on the floors and could be taken as advice on the whole job. =
My=20
brother's 73 needed new floors as the first project when he got it. He =
ordered=20
new pans from TRF and I "thought" it sounded like something I could do,=20
obviously not. So I took it to a local "country" body shop that had =
painted mine=20
years before. Kinda of a crappy place but did good work. He seemed to =
understand=20
what I wanted done, but made his own decision on how to do it. Picked up =
the=20
car, floors nice and seam sealed and everything looked good, from the =
top. First=20
time I was under it I saw what he had done. He cut my new floors to make =
'whole=20
car' replacement panels and welded them in where he had cut out the old =
ones.=20
Now this wasn't a LBC guy, and he did what he intended to do just fine. =
Car is=20
fine, solid, everything is great, except I know it wasn't really done=20
right. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Moral to my story: Had I been at a shop that knew how to work on =
LBCs, it=20
probably would have snowballed into something like you're facing. But in =
the=20
long run, his car was back on the road pretty quick (once I got the rest =
of the=20
interior back together) and he's enjoyed it for miles and miles. Does it =
win any=20
shows - NO. Does it get positive comments and does he enjoy talking to =
other LBC=20
guys at the shows - YES. Does he enjoy driving it and the looks it gets =
as he=20
passes by - YES. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>My goal: hold down the total cost of ownership as much as possible =
and=20
enjoy driving the piss out of my car. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Sloane :o)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
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<DIV>Hi all=85</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>First=85</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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