Topic: Spring Cup area and floor pan FIX

[4SPEED]

Im working on this 79 T/A that needs the area in the floor where the front of the leaf spring cup bolts to the frame rail and floor.

the spring cup was being held by 1 of the 3 bolts.   

 

[4SPEED]

here is the piece I got from ShakerBreaker  Dave.





here is the area cut off , and test fitting the new.  as you can see I found more holes in the rail.  Im just going to plate the rail area. it not a show car and the owner just wants it to be a safe driver.

[netbrsr]

that looks like a hand full.. Your very brave.

[4SPEED]

once I got that ready to be welded in . I needed to fix the floor under the rear seat.  

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wo/flash  with a light on under the car   



the fix,  16ga galvenized metal.   PS. the city is needing a new stop sign at the end of the road now. JK!

[4SPEED]

and the spring cup area welded in .   as you can see I used tons of undercoating and seamsealer.

Ill get the spring back on Fri. and get it back on the ground.

[Sir english firebird]

Reminds me of mine !

[ShakerBreaker]

I should have just brought the shell of that '79 to you, to get all the sections you needed.

[dewcrazzy]

nice work doug. that had to be hard in that tight rusty area.

[Squirrel]

nice job doug, the finished pics look great and better than new.  it's great when someone says, " Yeah i can fix it, i will figure something out."   cut out the old, weld in the new, patch the rest, love it.

[RENOVATIONS]

Is that the required "cup of tea" ?

[Sir english firebird]

yes it is.

Its the reason why i can do what i can do.

[Squirrel]

Reminds me of mine !

did your spring come all the way up thru your rear seat floor, i heard they will do that if problem is very bad.

[RENOVATIONS]

I can't speak for Sir English's project but yes, if the rust is bad enough for the surrounding metal to weaken...the spring pocket can come through the floor.

I saw this on an '81 T/A in my shop....pockets through the floor on both sides 

[Sir english firebird]

Squirrel, i was lucky as it hadn't , but i did have to replace all the area , spring cup included, floor, inner rocker, outer rocker, under the rear seat base, rear belt mount etc etc.

I have seen early European Fords, that have rotted and the suspension comes up through the floor !!

[CT Bird Fan]

As always, nice work Doug! Wish I could weld like that! But then again, I no longer have a bird to work on, so I guess it's a moot point, lol!!