Rusty Floor Project!!
12-14-2009, 02:11 PM
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Rusty Floor Project!!
So I decided to pull up my carpeting to go over the rust on my poor XJ and boy was I surprised with how bad it was! Im including the pics of the stripping and clean phase first. Then once it was all cleaned I cut out a templet of 3mm thick SS sheet metal and laid it over the rear trunk area, rear seat floors, and front seat floors. I secured them down with rivets, SS sheet metal screws, and sealed all the seems with fiber glass to make sure it was a water tight seal. After that i sanded everything down and applied 6 layers of Herculiner to the floor to make it easier to clean out and more water friendly. I apologize for not taking more pics with the seats out after we applied the Herculiner. Enjoy!
12-14-2009, 02:15 PM
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sweet as bro!
looks like you had quite a bit of rust to deal with.
looks good with the herc and the huskies.
looks like you had quite a bit of rust to deal with.
looks good with the herc and the huskies.
12-14-2009, 02:48 PM
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Well me and my buddy worked on it after work everyday for about 5 days total... the SS sheet metal, Herculiner, and fiberglass were all about $400 for everything... about $50 in Cobalt bits and cut off wheels to drill/cut through the rusty metal lol
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12-14-2009, 03:56 PM
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I got the Husky floor mats from Rustysoffroad.com and I still have to finish sealing up everything from underneath with fiberglass and undercoating. I'll post up the pics from underneath when I finish all that. It definitely wont look as pretty from underneath though! lol If I had more time and access to a welder I would have just replaced the whole floor pan! But I did the best I could with what was available to me at the time.
12-14-2009, 04:17 PM
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Year: 91 with lots of 01' parts
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I got the Husky floor mats from Rustysoffroad.com and I still have to finish sealing up everything from underneath with fiberglass and undercoating. I'll post up the pics from underneath when I finish all that. It definitely wont look as pretty from underneath though! lol If I had more time and access to a welder I would have just replaced the whole floor pan! But I did the best I could with what was available to me at the time.
12-14-2009, 05:14 PM
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So, that's really legit. wow.
Hell of a job man. I'm digging those rubber mats, thinking I'm gonna have to get some now. Really impressive work. I probably would have been like screw this...now I have an escape hatch if I flip over, and I would have proceeded to wheel it till it exploded.
Hell of a job man. I'm digging those rubber mats, thinking I'm gonna have to get some now. Really impressive work. I probably would have been like screw this...now I have an escape hatch if I flip over, and I would have proceeded to wheel it till it exploded.
12-14-2009, 07:20 PM
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The sheet metal was secured to the existing floor using the self tappers then used the rivets to go along the frame rails... I bought a sweet rivet gun for the project! I love it!