It’s been awhile but I may have some time over the holidays to work on my project.
Referencing a few posts back about trimming those angles supporting my sheet metal pan, I have been thinking more about how my pans were replaced.
The local shop that originally re-fabricated the pans is not a car shop but rather a general welding shop, which explains the heavy duty and cobbled together nature of the repair. Also, they used thin galvanized sheet metal that is riveted in and flaking off the paint. I am thinking about cutting out the homemade pans and starting over.
I think the easiest way to do it would be to remove what is there and prepare for new pans. But instead of buying new replacement VW pans and then shortening them, removing seat brackets etc, build a 1” steel tube frame to bolt the body to and then weld in new 20 ga sheet metal for the floor. I could also form the seat area a little bit deeper since I am a tall guy (I saw that in another thread).
Thoughts? Anyone done this, maybe have pics?
Or is this a waste of time and I should just start with stock VW pans and shorten them?