Vintage Oldsmobiles Curved Dash, Limited Touring, Models 40, 53, 66; Series 60, 70, 90

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Old April 12th, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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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.
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Old April 13th, 2009 | 03:49 AM
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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
Old April 13th, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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Welcome aboard

check out the threads where people have repaired their floors and keep us updated on your progress
Old April 13th, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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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
Old April 19th, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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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
Old April 19th, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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[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...
Old April 20th, 2009 | 07:44 AM
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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.
Old April 20th, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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What a car, thouroughbred all the way. Welcome!
X2 A real classic!
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