Floor board restoration question

[55 Fargo]

Here are both sides of the floors where the toe kick areas are, they were both rusted right out or very weak. I fabbed, welded in new 18 g steel, it was then seam sealed and painted over, I will be spraying rubberized undercoating over this. I know it's not a work of art, but it's strong and sealed up and should be waterproof. Lets face it, my car will not be winter driven, or driven through rain storms, if I can help it........Fred

[Joel Torres]

here was my first attempt with my mig in patching a spot very small but man it felt like i was trying to perform brain surgery after i was done i walked with my shoulders a little higher that day

i can't wait for warmer weather so i can go welding crazy on my swiss cheese i mean my 47

[Guest Gerhard Tieseler]

You may want to think about just getting your hands on a mig welder and grinder. You can buy sheet metal at the hardware store usually, and bulkier steel as well. For a few hundred bucks worth of tools, and some practice, you should be able to make a new floor, braces, and who knows what!

I've been in a challenge with my '59 Chevy. It has a large rear window, with a big graceful curve along the back, and the whole window opening on the bottom of that curve, package tray and much more was crumbling to pieces.

I'm a little more than halfway finished with this window opening, and I don't have much bodywork experience besides what I've been doing to this car. It's been a lot of fun, satisfying, intimidating, and frightening.

My welding rig cost about $600, and I got a cheap grinder. The great thing about it is when I'm done with the Chevy, I can go to work the '47 Dodge, or the Ford or.....