Hello to all.

56starfire · April 12th, 2009, 10:42 PM

New to the forums. Just starting to restore my 56 Starfire. I've pulled the seats and gutted the carpet, now I know why the misses was complaining about the heat and exhaust smell

The floor is in need of a little repair.
old floor.JPG

half done.JPG

wolfman98 · April 13th, 2009, 04:49 AM

All I can say is have fun while you are doing that job. You can put me in the been there done that catagorey , except I did the floor in my brother's 52 chev Styleline. I posted some of the pics at http://photobucket.com/wolfman98

Jamesbo · April 13th, 2009, 07:45 AM

Welcome aboard

check out the threads where people have repaired their floors and keep us updated on your progress

citcapp · April 13th, 2009, 08:14 AM

Welcome to the site. Looks like you have some work ahead of you. You have shown us the before pictures show us the after pictures as well. Good luck

56oldsnub · April 19th, 2009, 09:02 PM

welcome...I agree with the 'have fun' comments above
I'm at about the same stage with my Ninety Eight.
Rust in the exact same places
I'd be interested to see progress photos

I've been searching for aftermarket floor pans, but no success. Looks like I'm going to have to build my own or find a donor car that by some miracle, didn' rust out in the same place

Yellowstatue · April 20th, 2009, 12:27 AM

[I've been searching for aftermarket floor pans, but no success. Looks like I'm going to have to build my own or find a donor car that by some miracle, didn' rust out in the same place[/quote]
I've seen floor pans for '55 &'56 on Ebay quite often as well as '57 & '58...

wolfman98 · April 20th, 2009, 08:44 AM

If you cannot find floorpans you could always take a grinder with wire wheel to it and find bad spots . then do the repair yourself or find someone who does metalwork to weld new metal in and then use an appropriate productto keep it from rusting again . Someone who is talented could also make new floorpans but could be too costly. Anyway I hope you the best of luck finding what you need.

wmachine · April 20th, 2009, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldwar

What a car, thouroughbred all the way. Welcome!

X2 A real classic!

April 12th, 2009, 10:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
56starfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. Albert, AB Posts: 1	Hello to all. New to the forums. Just starting to restore my 56 Starfire. I've pulled the seats and gutted the carpet, now I know why the misses was complaining about the heat and exhaust smell The floor is in need of a little repair. old floor.JPG half done.JPG

April 13th, 2009, 04:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
wolfman98 Captain of my ship Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wilmot , Nova Scotia , Canada Posts: 1,301	loads of fun All I can say is have fun while you are doing that job. You can put me in the been there done that catagorey , except I did the floor in my brother's 52 chev Styleline. I posted some of the pics at http://photobucket.com/wolfman98

April 13th, 2009, 07:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jamesbo Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,862	Welcome Welcome aboard check out the threads where people have repaired their floors and keep us updated on your progress __________________ 69 H/O 69 442 convertible 69 Vista Cruiser 69 442 hardtop "Growing old is mandatory,Growing up is optional"

April 13th, 2009, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
citcapp Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 3,455	Welcome to the site. Looks like you have some work ahead of you. You have shown us the before pictures show us the after pictures as well. Good luck __________________ Pat 1957 Super 88 with a 455 1948 2dr series 76 with a 455

April 19th, 2009, 09:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
56oldsnub Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 79	welcome...I agree with the 'have fun' comments above I'm at about the same stage with my Ninety Eight. Rust in the exact same places I'd be interested to see progress photos I've been searching for aftermarket floor pans, but no success. Looks like I'm going to have to build my own or find a donor car that by some miracle, didn' rust out in the same place __________________ 56Oldsnub Bret 56 Ninety Eight

April 20th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yellowstatue Certified Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Too close to Toronto!! Posts: 573	Floored [I've been searching for aftermarket floor pans, but no success. Looks like I'm going to have to build my own or find a donor car that by some miracle, didn' rust out in the same place[/quote] I've seen floor pans for '55 &'56 on Ebay quite often as well as '57 & '58... __________________ '57 S88 HC et al; '68 442 M20; '68 442 M21; '68 W30; '68 Vista et al; '80 -'84 Regency et al; '96,'98.'99 Aurora..Ignition ON

April 20th, 2009, 08:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
wolfman98 Captain of my ship Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wilmot , Nova Scotia , Canada Posts: 1,301	Options If you cannot find floorpans you could always take a grinder with wire wheel to it and find bad spots . then do the repair yourself or find someone who does metalwork to weld new metal in and then use an appropriate productto keep it from rusting again . Someone who is talented could also make new floorpans but could be too costly. Anyway I hope you the best of luck finding what you need.

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