well i bought my first vette this weekend it is a 94 with 75k runs very strong it has a small oil leak, but it came with both tops so i can deal with a little of a oil leak, the problem is there are two hair line cracks in the floor pan i notcied this evening is this a problem and if so what is the best way to repair? thanks for the help Daniel

 

ok guys i guess what i am asking is that the floor pan undernieth the car is fiberglass is there steel under that towards the inside of the ar or is that it? do i need to worry about repairing this?

 

It is all fiberglass and you might have to take it to a body shop that does fibergalss repair. Depends on how bad the cracks are.

 

will epoxy resin work with fiberglass mat, or should i just try some epoxy into the crack to start with?

 

HEARS WHAT I WOULD DO,GO TO YOUR BODY SUPPLY SHOP AND GET SOME GLASS MESH,THEN GET SOME RESIN,MIX RESIN IN DIXY CUP WITH HARDNER,BRUSH RESIN ON THE FLOOR,THEN LAY MESH ON TOP THEN BRUSH RESIN ON TOP OF GLASS MESH COAT REALY GOOD,DONT BE AFFRAID TO PUT IT DOWN MAKE SHURE THE GLASS MESH IS COVERD GOOD WITH RESIN AND COAT ON THE FLOOR TO,LET DRY AND YOU SHOULD BE OK

 

If you are going to do the work yourself, make sure and grind the area you are going to put the glass on so it will stick better to a rough surface. [8D]

 

well i sanded it with 60 grit sand paper on the out side of the car then applied resin to it then fiber glass that is woven i would say about 4oz weight then applied more resin and then used a spreader to press the mat in to the crack and to form a good bound with the reason. i checked it this morring and it is on there and feels pretty solid i am going to pull the carpet this weekend and do it inside the car as well and recheck ever thing, i will say this is easier than finding a welder and welding it up i love fiberglass

 

sounds like you got it...ps i hate fiberglass,try building a vette that was hit then turned from a c-4 t0 a c-5 clone.i would rather tig or mig weld any day.well good luck you should be ok now.

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