Hey guys, I am eventually gonna be trying to repair the floor pans in my '77 and I was wondering if there are any good books/dvd's that would give me some good basic info? I've really never done ANY body work before but I'm not in any hurry and if I screw up it's no big deal.

Do I have to do the whole pan or can just part be replaced? The only holes are in the rear behind the seat on both sides. It has a in-cab tank and it's eaten away around where the fuel line goes down through the pan and all around the seat belt bolt.

I'm not concerned about doing a total resto job, just want it to pass safety inspection here in Mass.

 

u might be able to get floor pan patches, have u checked lmctrucks? im not sure if they make patches for your problem, but check it out

 

home depot has books on welding an maybe check lmc & ebay an c what they have.

 

topic says body work, this is welding. Darn!

 

The only panels available for the floor are the right and left pans where your feet sit. A complete pan isn't available, neither is the piece that is behind the rear seat, but it should be relatively easy to fabricate.
There are quite a few books out there on bodywork and paint. You can order any of them online but I like to go to Borders or Barnes & Nobles where I can actually look through the books to see if it's what I'm looking for.

 

I bought a couple welding videos couple years back... and they were dated even for when I bought them. Even as old as they were it showed you basic welding practices.

Check Eastwood they have a complete line of welding/body work/painting videos. Seeing the work is usually better than reading about it!


Good luck!

And remember practice makes perfect!

 

this is what i have done for several things that i wanted to learn more about.
go to the local library or even ones in near by counties. personally i do a search on the library's website. then i'll put a hold on 10-15 books. wait for them to all become available then go pick them up.
then i will go through them and decide which ones have what i was looking for and which ones don't.
then i'll go to half.com and search for the books i like and think are useful and buy them cheap.