Next I needed to do something about the floors. I have to have somewhere to sit to mock up the steering column and such, don't I?

Work starts much like it always does with cleaning.

1. Here are some of the floor panels from the original car(s).		2. I got out the putty knife, and start removing the old asphalt sound deadener.
3. This went on for quite some time as I had four front sections to do before I could see which ones were I would use.		4. Once they are at this point you can use the cup brush on the grinder. Just grinding the material off makes too much of a mess.
5. I didn't end up using this one, but I did make it a little less denty. These cars were LOW even in stock trim.		6. Hard to tell, but its much less dented than before.
7. Topside of the same panel.		8. I clamped these down and used the grinder with a cutoff disc to get the down to size and square.
9. I ended up using this side because it was better, and had the vin imprinted.		10. Here it is cleaned up, but prior to cutting to size.
11. Car with front floors tacked into place.		12. I bought a cheapie Harbor Freight grinder because my good one gave up the ghost in the first few seconds of grinding. It will have to do until I can repair my other one.
13. Once squared up using the clamp, mark square, and cut method, there was a gap left at the front.		14. I had an extra floor section with the same stamped in stiffeners.
15. These made excellent patch panels for the left open area.		16. Floor sections done. They still need finish welding, but you get the idea.

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