Cutting The ROT Out of My Firebird (New Floors!) Firebird Restomod EP. 6

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I may have bitten off a LOT more than I can chew by deciding to replace the entire floor pan on my 1979 pontiac firebird formula, but there's no going back now.
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20 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 47

@CharlesDowiot-qv7pp 6 месяцев назад

Good luck with your firebird ✨️Nice Project✨️

@ArrowheadGarage 2 года назад

Looking Good, I'll have to watch the rest on this Firebird build.

@OlsonAuto 2 года назад

Just had a video go up on the exhaust getting installed! Lots had happened since this video

@justinfendelet8675 Год назад

Keep going !!!!!

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Will do! You should check out my more recent videos on it!

@luisbrown1643 Год назад

That's cool keep it up

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Thanks, will do!

@damienwashington8947 Год назад

Amazing job I’m putting a floor pan in a 79 Berlinetta

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Thank you! Took a fair bit of work but very much so worth it.

@Braapcity 2 года назад

Good job dude, take your time and get all that rust cleaned up and use rust encapsulator on the old stuff.

@OlsonAuto 2 года назад

Been putting por-15 everywhere I can. I should have cut more of the floor out in retrospect but this is my first real major rot repair so you live and you learn. With weather being good again I got to work on it today for the first time since November, starting wiring now. Should be running/driving in a month or so

@Cbasschen 2 года назад

Good shit bro! Did you have any problems with the inner rocker panels? Have a 79 Camaro with rocker panels that have a bit of corrosion. Don’t want to replace em but also needing to replace the pan

@OlsonAuto 2 года назад

My rockers were actually very solid. I’m finishing my floors with por-15 in a week or so once I get my holes for my seats fully drilled and mark out where my cage is going, but por-15 stops rust really well. Expensive, but worth it

@jackrumsey7328 3 года назад

CruSTyyyyY!

@OlsonAuto 3 года назад

Crusty is such an understatement, but not anymore

@mitchboynunn Год назад

Hey I got a 79 firebird that needs new pans. Where did you buy your pans?

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Classic industries! Definitely recommend, and also would say to buy the WHOLE pan front to back, with the little cross braces, would be much easier than what I did

@mitchboynunn Год назад

@@OlsonAuto how would you go about that then? Cause in order to put the whole pan in I’d have to replace those braces I’m assuming. Cause the pan with have to be lifted from underneath. Idk. It’s my first project car so any help or advice you give is great. Found your channel cause of my car

@OlsonAuto Год назад

@@mitchboynunn definitely would do the whole pan (depending how bad your floors are I suppose), chop it all out and then bring the new pan in from the bottom. I’d set a few measurement points to make sure your floor doesn’t end up higher or lower than it was stock.

@normanminer6165 2 года назад

Good job

@OlsonAuto 2 года назад

Thanks!

@gibsonexplorer8777 Год назад

Why did you cut off the side flanges that need to be spot welded to the iner rocker pannels?? And I will never use port 15 again did not hold up

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Cut off the side flanges because I still had good floor around the edges so I laid it over the original and welded around it. In hindsight I would’ve done the WHOLE floor at once but you live and learn. I’ve had pretty good luck with the POR-15, but have you found a better product?

@gibsonexplorer8777 Год назад

@OlsonAuto yes epoxy primer port 15 you have to have everything perfectly kleenex and use a couple of other cleaners epoxy primer you need it clean but nothing else i had port 15 peel off and it was a new floor! You will get it I learn all the time

@rustyphoenixresto9887 3 года назад

Random question, where did you order your full floor pan from? I need one for my Trans Am as well.

@OlsonAuto 3 года назад

I got mine from classic industries, fast shipping and dent free. I definitely recommend them. Shipping is pricey though

@rustyphoenixresto9887 3 года назад

@@OlsonAuto Thanks man! Happen to have the part #? I’m having a hard time finding a full floor that doesn’t include the braces.

@OlsonAuto 3 года назад

I honestly think you might be better to replace the braces too, it’d be easier than what I did. But, I bought each half, as linked in this comment, and then welded the seam in the middle www.classicindustries.com/product/all-years/pontiac/firebird/parts/153244.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvPPMuZuJ8wIVEZXICh3wQAH7EAQYBiABEgIWa_D_BwE

@rustyphoenixresto9887 3 года назад

@@OlsonAuto gotcha, thanks!

@jeremymoore2411 Год назад

I'm putting floorpans in a 78 trans am😂

@OlsonAuto Год назад

You know the struggle then haha, definitely no fun

@spicymemes7572 Год назад

Man I’m wanting to restore my dads 76 but I don’t wanna get into a money whole

@OlsonAuto Год назад

Yeah it’s not cheap, I’m about $16k in parts as it sits and likely another 5k before I’d truly daily drive it

@kingkinkrypto7449 2 года назад

My guy how much would you charge me to do my 1991 Camaro RS floor and use the work for more content too?

@OlsonAuto 2 года назад

After doing these floors I will no longer be buying rotted vehicles lol, this absolutely sucked. I will say, buy the ENTIRE floor and install from the bottom, will be much easier. But yeah I don’t really work on other peoples cars