Mgb Floor Pan Replacement

The floors on mgbs are made from sheet metal and secured to the castle rails and crossmembers by a series of spot welds.

Mgb floor pan replacement.

Classic 2 current fabrication is a trusted manufacturer of hard to find mg mgb rust repair panels and replacement auto body panels. Cut all the bad metal out and i have 3 to 6 of good metal all the way around. Rust is from inside out. The oem replacement pans 458 885 458 875 one per side have the nuts for the seats and the studs for the brake and fuel line clamps already welded in place.

Needed something to do this week end so decided to toss a set of floors in the 1966 mgb. Some might say i did a hac. Removing the floors on an mgb by jonathan lipkin with help from. Got a 77 b with rust in the front center section drivers side floor pan.

Cheap car floor pan fix solid overview how to. Ie sat in the desert az with tin for a top for a number of years. These welds run along the castle rails a flange about 1 wide that runs. Jsp manufacturing aftermarket rear floor pan body plug 55397226aa for jeep wrangler jk 2007 2013 dodge dart pf 2012 2016 5 by jsp manufacturing 5 98 5.

Even the section i took out wa. Both oe and reproduction floor pans are available for the mgb from moss. B remove and replace a 5 to 7cm strip of the floor pan adjacent to the inner sill step. We carry a wide selection of mgb floor pans rocker panels and trunk extensions.

If the rust is severe especially around the rear spring hanger area and the foot wells then often replacing the floor pan is the best option. This time i decided to use the air chisel. A remove and replace the floor pans in addition to the sill castle rail section again i don t think the inner sill steps need replacement. I never bought any after market replacement patch panels or floor pans for a car.

Normally i use a spotweld cutter to remove the strips. Mgb roadsters can be less than waterproof and as a consequence can suffer from rust in the floor pan area where water has penetrated. This would effectively remove the heavy mig welded seam between floor and castle section. Breathe new life into your mg m.

This leaves a 1 strip everywhere that the floor was spotwleded to the frame.