Glen,
A little trick, courtesy of Geoff Healey, when you try to fill those holes
with a welder, have someone hold a lump of brass on the other side... the
hole will fill much easier.
(Geoff also talked about "battery" welding back in the dessert during WWII)
WST
----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 11:20 PM
Subject: floorpan holes
> Greetings to the list from a new member. I'm currently restoring a 1959
> Bugeye. The previous owner had fiberglassed the floorpans. On removing
the
> fiberglass, I find some oil, some oily decayed undercoating and no real
rust
> to speak of. What I wonder now is, how many open holes are supposed to be
> in a floorpan for drainage, if any. Once the seat belt holes, seatrail
> holes are accounted for there are several others in low spots. One has a
> little spot welded diverter forward of it on the streetside of the pan.
> This one looks like it belongs, but should there be others and if so
where?
> Thanks for your assistance.
> Regards, Glen Byrns
>
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