Best way to remove floor pan?

[edgars23]

So about two weekends ago i started to remove my existing seat platforms to make way for some new custom brackets. As usual, there was more rust than expected and I have decided to pull the floor pan out and replace with a full floor pan. I did this once before with my 68 project car by just taking a hammer and chisel and popping out the spot welds with some occasional help from a grinder.

Any recommendations on how to do it this time around? Is there a more effective way to get the old floor out and weld in the new one? I just want to check to see if there is a better way to do it than I did before. Thanks.
-Edgar

 

[geostang351]

So about two weekends ago i started to remove my existing seat platforms to make way for some new custom brackets. As usual, there was more rust than expected and I have decided to pull the floor pan out and replace with a full floor pan. I did this once before with my 68 project car by just taking a hammer and chisel and popping out the spot welds with some occasional help from a grinder.

Any recommendations on how to do it this time around? Is there a more effective way to get the old floor out and weld in the new one? I just want to check to see if there is a better way to do it than I did before. Thanks.
-Edgar

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=619062&highlight=floor+pan+removal

 

[edgars23]

thanks for the link. I was searching for "floor repair" and "floor removal".

 

[BlackGMC]

I use a combination of a sawzall, pry bar and a hammer.

 

[BB1966]

A sawz all or Plasma cutter will get the major prts out fast but the spot welds are still a pain.

 

[10secgoal]

Air chisels are great on the rocker panel, and anything thicker than the floor itself. Pops them off without tearing the metal you want to keep. A spot weld remover for anything else. Just dig a little, then hit it with the air hammer and it pops right off.

 

[HistoricMustang]

You never want to cut out more than needed, even if it means throwing away half of the new pan. Get the die grinder out and go to work.

HistoricMustang

 

[allcarfan]

air chisel and sawzall are your friends here. A die grinder is good when you cant use a sawzall. Be sure to buy extra blades and discs!