I want to replace the floor pans in My 92 RS. I was wondering what is the best way to cut out the existing ones and what should i cut and what I shouldnt cut

 

I am right in the middle of this now, i have been meaning to start a new thread with my progress.. anyway -

You will need -

A big compressor for air tools
Air hammer with various attachments (spot weld buster and panel cutter)
Cutoff tool
Drill
Spot weld cutter
3/8 drill bits
aircraft stripper to loosen the seam sealer
Safety gear, goggles, gloves, ear defenders, respirator
Hoover to clean up all the rust and metal filings

Make sure you dont cut the frame rails when u are removing the floor.. Cut it out in sections and make sure you go around peices like the frame rails and the LCA mount points.. I have removed all of the cross bracing that the seats mount to and set them aside so i can re-mount them later on the new floor.

Drill out the spot welds in the footwells and around the rear seat area, use the air hammer to bust through and remove the remaining metal.. Make sure you use some thick gloves and have had a tetanus shot in the last 10 years! Drilling spot welds out is not much fun, using the air hammer is more fun but gets old pretty quick..

I made a cut down the side of the floor near the rocker to just forward of the LCA mount, removed a big chunk of metal there and then worked on the footwells, i have just got all of that out now and am going to start on the rear seat section, remember that the replacement pans finish at the very front of the rear seat so dont cut too far into that unless you plan on fabricating ur own rear seat portion. After you have cutout down the side, you can use the spot weld chisel to bust off the section of floor that is still attached to the rocker... Getting the rest out in the footwell area is a pita, lots of spot welds to drill out..

Thats about where i am at, just dont think you will get this taken care of in a weekend...

Cheers,
Richard.

 

Thanks for the info. Would it be easier to have a body shop do the work? I have none of the tools you just mentioned. Keep us posted on the progress and maybe some pics of the process.

 

Having someone else do stuff is ALWAYS easier - just depends if you have the $$$$

 

check out my thread, im in the middle of doing my floors.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...storation.html

will give you an idea of whats involved.

 

Do you know a cheap place to get floor pans on 82 camaro fairly cheap maybe new

 

hawks 3rd gen sells new production drivers or passenger side floor pans for.. 300ish.. not exactly cheap but there ya go