This just made my day...

[vjf915]

So Im hoping that I am posting this in the right area. Last night my new carpet came in, so I went out today to finish stripping out the old interior and start putting the new one in. Upon pulling the carpet out, I found that my floor pans have started to rust out and have actually rusted through a little bit. I dont want to just throw the carpet over it and call it a day, Id like to finish this car the correct way. The area really isnt that bad, I would just like to know if anybody knows about how much it would cost for me to have a body shop weld in new floor pans. Both sides will need to be done. Here are some pictures.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/vjf915/0807081357.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/vjf915/0807081357a.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj315/vjf915/0807081358.jpg

[cdacda13]

I can't give you a price, but welding in new floor pans are easy. If you have access to a MIG welder, just cut out the rust and weld in a new piece.
Take a wire wheel to it and see how bad the rust is. Take the surface rust off and see how much needs to be cut off. Get a piece of metal (16 gauge I believe) and weld it in.

Take care of that problem as quickly as you can. I faced the same situation on my car. I was lazy and just did a quick fix. Took off the surface rust, painted over it and tossed the new carpet on. The rust was only about a 1 inch scar.
Now, about a year later, a 12 inch scar has formed before I didn't do it right the first time.

[vjf915]

Thanks for the input. I dont have access to a welder and this is something that I would like to know was done correctly. If anybody on here who lives nearby has pretty good welding experience I would gladly pay them. I live in 08690, about 10 minutes outside of Trenton.

[JL8Jeff]

You may want to check with DJ's Restoration in Ewing. DJ Restoration (http://www.djsrestoration.com/) I'm not sure if they do smaller jobs like that but it's nearby and worth asking. I think one of the members works there as well.

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[V]

yea, you wanna have it done right, even if its $. cuz itll only get worse in the future if not addressed properly now.

[vjf915]

Thats why I put the rest of the car on hold. I actually un-insured the car because I also need to replace my cat and EGR valve, get 2 new rear tires, and fix this. So since Im a full-time student and a part-time worker, it would be just about time to take the car off the road for winter by the time I get that all fixed anyway. Thankfully thats my second car.

[edpontiac91]

You also have to find out WHERE the water is coming in that started the rust in the first place! :shock:

[HardcoreZ28]

shoot me a pm for a quote if you want. The rust doesn't look that bad

[WildBillyT]

That rust isn't that bad at all.

[vjf915]

I know that the rust isnt bad, but I would like to get it taken care of before trying to finnish the car. I think that the water may have came from the t tops. However, when I bought the car the passenger window wasnt working, and it was stuck open about 2 inches, that could explain why the passenger side is much worse than the drivers side.

HardcoreZ28, PM sent.

[98CamaroSS]

Man that looks like water getting in and pooling there from your T-tops. I usually only see rusted out floor-pans on T-top cars.