Thread: hugh rust problem now what

The usual I feel better now pictures. This has some seam sealer and black primer. I plan to try out spray on truck bed liner for protection. The actual tank hole will be filled with aluminum sheet and a fuel cell installed. But anyhow here is the mostly finish job. Not as perfect as some but the suspension bolts on easy and I don't think it will fall off.

The panels I used in the front tub were used cut quarters from dcauto, I bought new panels for the door jamb/rocker/kidney transplant several years ago , haven't put them in yet but they are Dansk, they look and feel like well made peices. They look like they would be easier to weld. Closer to 18 gauge.

My car's original pan had three holes (it is an '85). Instead of the drain tubes, they used those soft circular plugs that are used in several areas of floor pan under the sills. I guess there were some of the subtle changes that happened over time.

My bad i just looked at my original pan and the replacement one. Of Note; both have two drain holes in the channel The original pan in the car does have two holes in front of the channel and what's left of a drain tube. The question now is was there anything in the ones in the channel, or were they simply left open? The repo pans are good but are missing the support that i mentioned before and also the washer bottle support, and...

This is from another thread... You need to look at this. Pan Inspection With Borescope - Early 911S Registry Bulletin Board

It's (the pan) a pretty simple part - looks like a single hit. A soft tool would probably be $50K or less in the US, probably much less in China. Skip the die development phase alltogether and accept a crappier fit with bigger radii, and "dongfeng coachworks" could probably bang out a few thousand parts for $30 a pop... Based on the fit & appearance of the 3 different pans I had, I'd say there are at least 3 sets...

Quote: Originally Posted by Classic My bad i just looked at my original pan and the replacement one. Of Note; both have two drain holes in the channel The original pan in the car does have two holes in front of the channel and what's left of a drain tube. The question now is was there anything in the ones in the channel, or were they simply left open? The repo pans are good but are missing the support that i mentioned before and also the...

Looks good, dont bother with the bed liner get the wurth stoneguard and put it on there the bed liner wont stay put unless you have absolute perfect conditions I tried it.

I found the same thing in my RSR a 2 weeks ago. I was working on the front fitting an oil cooler duct and not expecting to find what I found. After some drilling, grinding and a few strategic "bumps" with a hammer And finally the new pan - fits like a glove. Its not too hard of a job - it took me about a full weekend to get to this stage. Good luck.

Welcome to the suspension pan/tank support rust club. My car had it pretty bad when I bought my car five years ago. The offending parts were cut out, and new parts were welded in (not by me, mind you, I don't have the proper welding tools for the job). It's been good as new ever since.