If I say so myself. I mentioned earlier that many of the things I am attempting on my Conestoga I have never done before. Seeing examples here and other places have given me confidence to try, and I hope that sharing my attempts will encourage others. One of my favorite quotes comes from Jim Davis (Garfield creator) "It's amazing what one can accomplish when one does not know what one can't do." Any way here is the mess made by a previous repair that I inherited. You may remember that the piece I cut out was at least 10 gauge or maybe 1/8", it weighed about 20 pounds
I bought a piece of replacement floor off EBay for about $80. It was not big enough to cover the complete hole, so I had to fabricate additional pieces on the side. I filled in the clutch pedal hole since I am going automatic. All the metal is 18 gauge. My welds may not be beautiful but the floor is solid. I still need to go back and stitch in the blank areas. That will be good practice for when I tackle the rust on the fenders later. I will eventually have more detailed pictures in the journal in my signature. Now I get to go weld some more! Arrrr Arrrr Arrrr
I bought a piece of replacement floor off EBay for about $80. It was not big enough to cover the complete hole, so I had to fabricate additional pieces on the side. I filled in the clutch pedal hole since I am going automatic. All the metal is 18 gauge. My welds may not be beautiful but the floor is solid. I still need to go back and stitch in the blank areas. That will be good practice for when I tackle the rust on the fenders later. I will eventually have more detailed pictures in the journal in my signature. Now I get to go weld some more! Arrrr Arrrr Arrrr
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