Hi all, sorry for the giant picture. it's been a while since I've posted, my car is coming back to life with an LS3 and a 4L60E. how bad does the collective think these floor pans are, and what would be a good way (short of replacement) be to address the rust?

 

Tue majority of it looks like surface rust but i may be wrong. The pass side inner rocker by the front wheel looks questionable. The driver side front of the floor pan where it intersects the unibody looks questionable as well. Id clean it all up and figure it out. Shouldn't be anything too bad.

 

Cut it out and put new steel in there

 

You don't need ideas; you need new floor pans and a MIG welder.

 

Sorry, just couldn't resist. I accept you now hate me haha.

 

See what it looks like after some time with a wire wheel. May be able to get away with cleaning it up really good and coating it with some eastwood frame paint and then patch a few thin areas.

 

^^This! You'll always be FIXING rusty bits. Replace it with good, so you won't have to worry about if the next corner is the one the car folds like a cheap suit!