Flat floors or find replacement panels?

[Gunner1]

My car has a lot of hidden floor rust. The PO seemed to have covered some cheap thin sheet repairs with bondo and then painted it with flat black. Carpet was glued down. By the time he put a few miles on it the repairs were hidden. So here’s my question. The car is a original 318 car without any special options. I’m thinking it just might be better to buy a Jeg’s kit and be done with it. Since I’m going to have to put some bars in the car and also frame connectors. It just seems like the wise thing to do. 63 parts are way harder than 64/65 parts to find.

 

[dvw]

62- 65 floor pans are the same.
Doug

 

[hunt2elk]

If it was my car? Replace the floor with original metal or AMD if it is made.

 

[bearman]

Nothing works better than oe floors. But if it's going to be a race car than many thoughts come to mind. But I would use amd flooring myself.

 

[Darter6]

if it's going to be a race car

Then it's up to you. Tie the frame,bars,then nothing wrong with flat sheet metal for the floors.
Again it's all up to you.

 

[Dave6T4]

Check with Jim Kramer. I heard that he was going to do another run of one-piece front floors. I think he bought AMD tooling. Sherman's in Detroit makes replacement separate left and right floor panels without the transmission hump.

 

[ckessel]

My floor will be a combo of oe metal and flat that I'll make and bead roll. There is a bit of metal fatigue in the existing floor from prior. Add me cutting areas for the 2x4 rectangle frame connectors plus the planned subframe for the seats. And then I'm going to make up a new trans/driveshaft tunnel to take care of some butchery from me.

 

[Gunner1]

62- 65 floor pans are the same.
Doug

I thought there was a difference in wheelbase’s. Longer doors?

 

[Gunner1]

Check with Jim Kramer. I heard that he was going to do another run of one-piece front floors. I think he bought AMD tooling. Sherman's in Detroit makes replacement separate left and right floor panels without the transmission hump.

I will.

 

[Gunner1]

I found the ones from Sherman’s. It looks pretty bad in the picture.

 

[Gunner1]

62- 65 floor pans are the same.
Doug

Your right. They are the same. That makes it so much easier.

 

[Dave6T4]

I thought there was a difference in wheelbase’s. Longer doors?

Front floor pans are all the same '62-'65. Rear floor pans for '62 Dart are same as Plymouth '62-'65. Rear floor pans for '63-'64 Dodge are longer for longer wheelbase.

 

[Gunner1]

Front floor pans are all the same '62-'65. Rear floor pans for '62 Dart are same as Plymouth '62-'65. Rear floor pans for '63-'64 Dodge are longer for longer wheelbase.

Ahh funny how they changed things around those years.