56starfire

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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wolfman98

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

Welcome aboard

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

citcapp

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

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

[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

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

X2 A real classic!