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damaged floorpan repair

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damaged floorpan repair

Post by crunk81us »

Had a boulder decide to flip up behind the drivers side front wheel, travel all the way round the inner guard and spit out the front in pieces.

It was big! and it pushed the floorpan beneath the pedals back about 2-3 inches.

Now my brakes, clutch and accelerator can only travel about 1-2 cm before hitting. (makes driving it quite scary!)

The only idea I have to fix it (cheaply) is to drill a couple of holes in it and bolt a plate to the inside. Attach winch to the bolts and pull..

Any better Ideas?
no a big hammer doesn't work..
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by Tiny »

Can you pull the pedals out to give you better access?
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by crunk81us »

Yes probably.. might be an idea
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by Black Bull »

Pull the pedals out and use a FBH :D
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by supazuk »

a piece of stud pine or similar and a big hammer would fix it good enough.
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by crunk81us »

cant get a decent enough swing up.. spose i could take out the drivers seat...
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by hiluxmad »

used a jack hammer for this once with a rounded head on it worked quite well not a pretty job though
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by crunk81us »

i have an electric masonry drill that can be turned into a jack hammer (rotation turns off) I might give that a go..
Thanks for the ideas people :)
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by Wambat »

thats why supazuk said use some pine about 400 mm long,

slide it in to behind your pedals, then you hit it out where you have room to swing. it should work a treat, i have mover alot stronger things with that technique
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Re: damaged floorpan repair

Post by crunk81us »

went with the wood idea.. worked good.
Thanks all
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