Getting aussie roadrunner ready for road

[Roadcuda]

This is what they found under good sheet metal on my car.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Where did they find that. Was it a piece of metal sandwiched over something else. When pulling my floor board found someone had put a floor in and left part of the old floor pan still on the inner rocker's. Made a double job for me.

 

[dodgey68]

Another stupid ass shit welded piece cut off. 2 more to go.

 

[RAINMANYEH]

Dang.... whom ever welded all of those in might as well had used a handful of pennies and spot welded them all over.

 

[dodgey68]

The other 2 poorly welded shit bit cut off

 

[Russ69Runner]

Did those have bolt's going through that plate or stud's. I see they where in the back seat floor pan. Wonder if they put them in for an exhaust hanger or something like that. Looks like one is where the back seat hook is. That is about where the exhaust run's.

 

[dodgey68]

Did those have bolt's going through that plate or stud's. I see they where in the back seat floor pan. Wonder if they put them in for an exhaust hanger or something like that. Looks like one is where the back seat hook is. That is about where the exhaust run's.

nope, poorly welded , no purpose , no exhaust hangers, no holes for bolts, not even the same sizes,

 

[Russ69Runner]

That is strange. thought their might have been a purpose to it. Who knows what goes threw peoples mine's.

 

[dodgey68]

Drivers side foor out. Waiting on new one to turn up

 

[Russ69Runner]

A lot of work your making progress.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Here is a little of what this car went through. Upper and lower cowl replacement and hole new floor pan.

 

[dodgey68]

Here is a little of what this car went through. Upper and lower cowl replacement and hole new floor pan. View attachment 30731

Wow. Um wow. Holy shit thats a huge undertaking. .. nice work.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Think all of us are up to the challenge. Your doing grate work also. Glad to see some one else doing hand's on restoration of another roadrunner. Good luck. Russ.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Here is a look at the floor pan or a lack their of. Then new one going in.

 

[dodgey68]

Nilly ready to weld in

 

[quikbird]

keep tacking away, looks like a good start, don't forget the welds on the inside of the frame rail. I don't see spots for them in your picture

 

[Jaybirds70]

enjoy enjoy,, that's what they were ment too do ,,, put a big smile on your face.

 

[Jaybirds70]

is there a lot of mopars down under??

 

[Russ69Runner]

Yea quikbird don't see the hole for the fame rail either. Man you talk about buying new metal then had to drill a hole about every 3 inches to spot weld back to frame rails and cross members. That is what took so long drill-weld- then grind down the weld's.

 

[RKNRLR]

the number of US mopars is growing each year, especially following the closure of local car manufacturing plants. Chrysler was setup here and manufactured Autralian-only mopars from the 50's to the early 80's under the Chrysler brand. they were bought out by Mitsubishi and several chrysler models - galant, sigma etc - then continued to be sold as Mitsubishis.
Now that no-one is manufacturing cars here anymore, we are seeing a relaxation in the import laws, both for new and older cars.