Installing Mgb Floor Pans

If the rust is severe especially around the rear spring hanger area and the foot wells then often replacing the floor pan is the best option.

Installing mgb floor pans.

Both oe and reproduction floor pans are available for the mgb from moss. Originals are a bit crusty. This cancer is malignant. Needed something to do this week end so decided to toss a set of floors in the 1966 mgb.

First order of business was to use a sawzall to cut out the big pieces. Follow me along my journey with this classic of the british car industry. This would effectively remove the heavy mig welded seam between floor and castle section. If it is really bad the floor pan and the heel board reinforcing panel should be replaced.

Mgb gt restoration pt 19 removing the floor this is the restoration of my mgb gt. In order to remove the spot welds that hold the remnants of the floor to the castle rails you ll want to remove the paint above the spot welds to make them easier to see. Move along the castle rails all the way around the floor pans then along the cross members. Mgb mgb gt floor pans 1968 1980 for sale british car parts sheet metal panels.

Any mgb enthusiast will tell you that despite its many pros the mgb is less than waterproof this is an open invitation for rust to take over especially in the floor pan area where the water tends to gather. We re at the point now where we need to get some square tubing and weld in some supports to the roof. This is done from below following the edges of the frame sections. A wire wheel is a good way to do this.

All our vintage sheet metal is made in canada with american made steel. B remove and replace a 5 to 7cm strip of the floor pan adjacent to the inner sill step. Not a full build thread but a project involving fabrication and welding nonthe less. Mg engineers likely didn t have bonus ventilation in mind when they designed the b.

Mgb roadsters can be less than waterproof and as a consequence can suffer from rust in the floor pan area where water has penetrated. Mgb floor pans come with seat nuts and fuel and brake line studs welded on. A remove and replace the floor pans in addition to the sill castle rail section again i don t think the inner sill steps need replacement.