Floor pan panels
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Category: General Discussion
Forum Name: Auto Body Forum
Forum Description: Discussion of anything related to body, paint and metal work/restoration
URL: https://forum.grantorinosport.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=19517
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Topic: Floor pan panels
Posted By: goliver
Subject: Floor pan panels
Date Posted: 04-May-2021 at 11:05AM
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o my donor car has rusted through floor also. Has anyone used floor pan panels from this company? Opinions? https://www.c2cfabrication.com/products/1972-76-ranchero-rear-floor-pan-lh" rel="nofollow - https://www.c2cfabrication.com/products/1972-76-ranchero-rear-floor-pan-lh ------------- Geary Oliver Grand Coulee WA. |
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Posted By: goliver
Date Posted: 04-May-2021 at 12:50PM
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I ordered 1 panel as a test. It will be a couple of weeks. Will see what it looks like. ------------- Geary Oliver Grand Coulee WA. |
Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 04-May-2021 at 3:09PM
| There is a thread on floor pans. I believe the guy used Mustang floor pan pieces. Look forward to your results. Take a bunch of pictures. We love pics. |
Posted By: gpd294
Date Posted: 05-May-2021 at 3:06AM
Here ya go: http://forum.grantorinosport.org/info-65-mustang-floor-pans-work-on-1972-torinos_topic14409.html " rel="nofollow - http://forum.grantorinosport.org/info-65-mustang-floor-pans-work-on-1972-torinos_topic14409.html ; ------------- Carlos....1975 Gran Torino Squire Station Wagon restored to look like a 1973 Torino Station Wagon my Dad bought new from McAnary Ford on June 6, 1973 in Gary,Indiana |
handsofstone wrote:Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 05-May-2021 at 9:24PM
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from what i understand the c2c pans are like the ones i bought for my car NOT stamped just bent in a brake with angled corners NOT curved!!! was a waste of $$$ the mustang pans are stamped and can be trimmed and made to work! i did a rear section in my buddy's torino using the mustang pan section that i didn't use for my mustang they are wider since mustangs are unibody and don't have the frame channel like the torinos which are a little narrower due to the full frame, therefore making the pan width smaller !!! yes i've measured and done it contrary to what "mr. expert bodyman" who thinks he knows it all and nobody else knows or any skills but him  who BTW has been banned from here for life! so he had to start his own FB pages  sorry but i've dealt with his asshat narcissistic attitude as well as mis leading people on parts that are wrong and won't fit!!! on FB------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 2:41AM
| interesting let use know how they are. my 79 ranchero needs them. They only show through 76, wonder the difference. |
Posted By: anchovieMAN
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 3:05AM
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John, who is this "expert body man"? Im in a lot of the facebook pages. ------------- Jayden |
Posted By: mkshelton
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 3:17AM
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Oh no. I had become blissfully ignorant of that expert body man. Please don't remind us all. ------------- "Sometimes I wonder if I'm actually UNinventing the wheel" |
Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 4:05AM
I would guess he is referring to "Guest" on here.
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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 6:08AM
I wonder if Chevelle floor pans would work, since it's BOF and similar in size? There are multiple years to choose from too, the 64-67, 68-72 and the 73-77. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 11:37AM
You think Beetlejuice was a pain in the azz? Mr. K-e-w-l...something about a pineapple in a location where sunlight is lacking... ------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 06-May-2021 at 1:37PM
 ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: Eliteman76
Date Posted: 19-May-2021 at 4:22PM
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I'd like to just keep the "Guest" topic to a minimum. What happened back then, it's history and no need to drag things up. Anyways. Discussing floor pans. Realistically, metal is metal guys and sometimes you have to adapt and overcome things. If you can't find an exact replacement, IE, trunk floor pans, look to our nearest competitor, the 70-72 Chevelle, or Oldsmobile Cutlass. Now I know some of you are like "Woah woah WOAAAHHH, I said WOAH"  Fear not. The floor pans are a reasonable close piece and hot rodding and restoration work sometimes just means...three magical little words: Chop Cut Weld Most often let's be honest, we are never going to be in a pebble beach situation. Concours? That is most like a Boss Mustang Shelby Mustang crowd thing. We own torinos. Therefore, we actually use our cars and drive them. (And occasionally go down a road that looks ok and you slide off into a muddy ditch and caveman your way out of it, driving an 1/8th mile in reverse.) Anyway....I digress. Steel is steel. Look to see what is out there and adapt as needed. As I have said...You can find a crown vic for a floor pan. Or mustang floor pans for patching the footwell areas and welding the seat bracing back in. Remember, the best tool you have for repairs is the one in your head, and using that to learn from others. And other's mistakes. -------------  Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed RestomodPondering: #99Problems |
Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 19-May-2021 at 5:32PM
| Cooler heads prevail. |
Posted By: jversch
Date Posted: 20-May-2021 at 2:17AM
Well said  ------------- Jerry VerSchneider 1972 Gran torino formal roof H Code 1973 Gran torino fast back H code. |
Posted By: hogfiddles
Date Posted: 20-May-2021 at 4:53AM
Laughed my head all the way through this post!! Thanks, I NEEDED that
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