This is less about the super thanks or being recognized and more about "thank you for providing this video and recently relevant videos in regards to floor pans as I'm replacing pans on my own truck". Thanks team!

These guys are fun to watch and very informative. One thing I reccomend is buying a Whitney Jr5 punch to make holes on the edge of panels for plug welds. The punch has an adjustable depth gage to have the plug welds at a consistent distance from the edge. I also use small step drills that don't tear the metal when drilling and you are making a small starter hole to increase in diameter for what you need.Thx, Bill

@AutoRestoMod

4 ай бұрын

Nice tips! Thanks for the kind words!

Floor pans are a good place to learn before side panels. Love these guys

Wow. Beats the hell outta my "old license plate and sheet metal screws" repair.

@aaronhayden1780

4 жыл бұрын

bcubed72 my grandpa put a railroad sign in his 55 f-100 and the paints almost wore off after 40 years

Nice fitment on the panel. Enjoyed the vid. You guys are right, welding just takes practice.

I enjoy your videos. What I enjoy about them is that you demonstrate real situations. Not welding on the bench top. The fitting is key as I am slowly learning. I am new to Mig Welding.

Merry Christmas everyone at Aurorestomod!

Very helpful video. Thanks. Getting ready to do pans in my 63 nova

@AutoRestoMod

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Let us know how they turn out.

Really nice camera work/music between 8:45-9:07. Those kids do a great job.... You've got me thinking maybe even I could tackle a welding job...hmm... Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and your crew! Looking forward to next year's projects.

Thanks for this. I know i can depend on you all. IM going to watch again then do this to my 75 Maverick the rear passenger pan has a hole the size of a dime all the other pans are solid. next ive got to do a little body work and im good. Good work guys.

Damn I like this show!

The Heat Miser knows his stuff

The young guy reminds me of the kid from eastbound and down. Danny's nephew.

Good job guys more videos please

Those guys know their shit.

Thanks for sharing, definately learnt a few tricks that I will use. My 2 cents...Sometimes a relief cut or two, and some massaging helps to get panels to fit better. ISH (south africa)

@AutoRestoMod

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, our problem ended up being that the panel was clocked to the right a bit. Once we massaged a few things it went in.

Nicely done Jeff. Pretty good for a former mustang magazine editor, LOL.

@tiredowalkin

5 жыл бұрын

The first thing I would do when a new issue of MM came was to reads Jeff's column, many times I would share it with my wife, Jeff is such a funny, interesting guy!

The more you do the better you get

Thanks for the video ! Yes an Amateur Girl like me can do this just fine on my 63' Chevy Nova not just a Amature guy. Liked the video. Yes we girls can install a floor pan too 👍

@AutoRestoMod

5 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY!!! I tend to use the northern "guys" as a general term for all humans. I hope that we can get MORE girls watching. I'm friends with Bogie from All Girls Garage and have been a cheering section for her women's initiative with auto mechanics. My wife likes to turn a wrench and were she more comfortable in front of a camera, we'd have her co-hosting some. 😃

@andywilson1201

5 жыл бұрын

Ricki Wolfe any chance you will come install mine ??

@lokksable

4 жыл бұрын

Ricki Wolfe come and install mine lol

for those of you out there who would like to learn how to weld.find a vo. tech school or a junior college in your area. most of them have welding classes. it,s just some thing that takes practice. i have been welding since high school and that has been a long time ago. and i still learn some thing each time.

@scottburns592

5 жыл бұрын

Took auto body for beginners at my local vo tech school, that is how I learned to hone my welding skills. Vo tech schools are rare these days, such a shame.

@voted_wotb

4 жыл бұрын

@M R yep. Cheap welder and just run bead on a piece of metal till youre confident

I did this last week, my holes were small enough to use sheet metal, my welding also is not great so I welded it up and then applied fiberglass, I know not correct but my truck is like yours, a driver. The panel clips really help. Did you do a video on the outside mirrors? I think you called them Western mirrors, I have the same kind and want to keep them but they need help.

@AutoRestoMod

5 жыл бұрын

We will be doing a video on the mirrors, Ford called them "West Coast Jr.s" Right now no one is doing a bolt kit, but I plan to bug AMK about that. LOL

I'm doing my floor pans on my 78 F-150 And it is a pain in the butt

@AutoRestoMod

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes it is.

i have a question (kinda stupid but wanted to know - newbie). do you need to do anything to the bottom of the floor panel that you just finished welded perfectly? like weld the bottom, seam seal it, grind it clean or do you leave it alone / call it a day?

@howtocreatesculptures6713

5 жыл бұрын

When i do my floor pans i am going to coat the bottom all around with rubberized undercoating just so i know the seam is fully covered.

Nice job. Very nice. Why did you take the time for the fitting of the pan for welding butt joints, why not use a much easier to fit 1/2 inch lap joint? Wouldn't it be stronger for the less experienced welder?

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

It would be stronger but a butt weld will give a nice flat surface that matches the original pan. This is a driver but I wanted to show how a butt weld would do.

@jonathanbelanger6574

3 жыл бұрын

Lap welds will not pass inspection unless they are spot welds in the original spots where I am from

What type of screw clamps are those that he is using to hold the pan in place?? Would love to pick up some for myself.

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

You can get them at Harbor Freight: www.harborfreight.com/butt-welding-clamps-8-pc-60545.html

Do you guys sell the door panels and trunk cardboard panels for a 1950 Chevy Styleline Deluxe Coupe?

@AutoRestoMod

3 жыл бұрын

Check with NPD (www.npdlink.com) They have stuff for the trucks 1947 up to 1998.

Great video. At the 15:30 mark what is holding the panel in place? I noticed a screw toward outboard but figured one screw couldn’t hold it up. Thx. JP

@AutoRestoMod

Жыл бұрын

I use panel clamps that are available at Harbor Freight. I will also use self tapping screws in certain places to place the panel before I make my cut.

@jean-pierrehall2914

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoRestoMod I have to weld a piece of van floor I cut from salvage yard. The rust is approximately 12”x12” at the bolt for chassis mount. Which method would be easier for beginner with flux core. Once it’s finished and rust proofed it will be covered with wood and flooring. Thx. JP

What do I put under the new floor pan once welded? Seam sealer and primer? Someone told me undercoating is bad

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

Ford used a product called "body schutz" I would put a good rust preventative paint and sealer on the seams if your welding is as crap as mine is. You can also use a fiberglass impregnated poly filler on the seam to help hide it a bit.

I just did my pans on my 75 c10, I just free balled it and it came out pretty ok lol no show truck by any means but she’s sexy.

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

We would love to tackle a C10. Might just do that after we finish the Camaro!

Bring the mustang!!!

Where cam i get those clamps to hold the panels?

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

I've bought them at Harbor Freight: Butt Welding Clamps.

Why don't you cut the panel in the vehicle with the overlap? Then the panels will perfectly butt up.

@AutoRestoMod

5 жыл бұрын

Great question! The panel would not really line up. The new pan has it's depth and would also be offset by roughly 1/16 inch to the inside of the truck.

Darn, why didn’t’ I see this before I did mine! I definitely need to join the super secret VIP Patron Club. Where do I find the link for that? Seriously where is the link. 😃

@AutoRestoMod

3 жыл бұрын

www.patreon.com/gasolinemedia

@morganleblanc730

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. I signed up for $5.00 a month.

Here is what I did on my 76 F100 floor pans. kzread.info/dash/bejne/anmX15Z7Z7jFnbA.html

Why cant the edges overlap?

@AutoRestoMod

2 жыл бұрын

They can but it will promote rust.

Trust me.. its the pan.. they never fit

@AutoRestoMod

6 жыл бұрын

These did. I figured out it was my cuts that were off. The panel was kicked clockwise in the hole.

Wow...u seriously need a angle grinder..n u way over thought this whole job. 30plus yrs restoring cars I never seen this done.

@AutoRestoMod

4 жыл бұрын

Ok! We're doing a floor in the Camaro Saturday, Aiken, SC, 10AM start time. Show us how it is done!

i will that to myne super work thank you