Making supports

Yesterday, when I removed the seat rail I noticed that there was some movement in the back of the car.
Not much, but just to be on the safe side I started to make supports for under the car.

I took off the rear wheels and at the rear of the frame I noticed some holes that I could use. A few plates were made and bolted in place. A few pieces of tubing where cut and welded to the plates I made.

The rear of the car is now supported on that frame.

I then turned my attention to the front of the car and found some holes in the frame to make the second support.

Left and right the plates are already mounted.
The rest will be for Monday.

Seat rail removed.

Today after a while I was able to remove the seat rail. It can now be restored to by trimming the edges and welding in some new plates.

 The floor-pan under the rail is severely rusted.

The first part of the floor.

Today I first started with taping the edges of the work space (the inside of the car) with masking tape.
Next I covered the top of car and the dash with 2 layers of plastic. To protect them against sparks from the grinder.

Then I commenced we drilling the spot-welds.
To be able to remove the seat rail I did cut out a piece of the floor. Its the first piece that came of the car.

Finishing the support

Today I finished the support for now.
A transversal beam was added it can be bolted in place.
This will make it easier to install the new floor.

I also started with the removal of the seat platform. Drilling as much spot welds as I can find.

Building the support

A few weeks ago the first parts did arrive. But the main part the floor pan did not.
We expect delivery in a few weeks.

Today however I started building the support for the car.
Since we are going to cutout the floor-pan we need to support the car from bending. Tubes of 40 x 40 mm are tacked to the brackets I made earlier.
Then plates are added to make it a strong unit.

Tacking was done with a Tig-welder. I did this to minimize the spatter from a Mig-welder, this would hurt the paint and the other components that are still in place.

Then the support is dismounted and welded with a Mig-welder.

While this part is cooling down I started with tack-welding the other side.
Then the supports are mounted back on the car.