How To Install Model A Floor Pans

Pre drill holes through the shower pan rim at the marked locations.

How to install model a floor pans.

1930 model a coupe model a ford garage body assembly. You will later screw the shower pan into the. The floor assembly was reassembled first with machine screws and then they were replaced with rivets one at a time. Test fit the shower pan to confirm the drain opening fits over the drain hole in the floor.

Even an otherwise rust free car will often have some swiss cheesing of the floors 40 years of wet. With floor pans warping is not nearly as much of an issue so you can weld a little closer than 3 inches. The following pics show how i assembled my 1930 coupe body after completely stripping and e coat priming it. Welding solid bead will likely lead to a lot of burn through.

Mark the center of each wall stud on the shower pan rim.