Technical Floor panal rust

[conors891]

2000 fiat punto mk2 1.2ltr. Car failed its nct last week due to rust in the rear footwell. I have attached a photo. Its the same on both sides. Just wondering whats the best course of action to take, is it even worth fixing. It seems like a big job to do it properly. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[flisko]

i had holes on same place
do you actually have holes or just surface rust?

 

[AndyRKett]

i had holes on same place
do you actually have holes or just surface rust?

Did you not look at the picture he posted? You can clearly see gravel through the holes

 

[flisko]

Did you not look at the picture he posted? You can clearly see gravel through the holes

ohh i see now when i zoomed in, u smart

 

[conors891]

I have holes

 

[flisko]

that depends if its worth fixing, if you dont got anyone to weld for you, its gonna set you back alot more, and there is probably more rust which will be uncovered when cleaning everything and costs will go up even more
find some garage and show them holes and ask for an estimate

to minimise costs remove front and back seats to lift carpet, you could also try cleaning everything underneath, removing all the rust you can see so they will only need to weld plates and apply anti rust coating

 

[conors891]

I reckon its going to cost a fortune to pay someone to do it. I should be able to cut and weld myself. My problem is that the floor panel is not flat so Im going to have to bend and shape the plate that im welding in for it to fit and to look right.

 

[flisko]

if you will be doing all the work yourself then the costs are gonna be minimal

 

[atom0007]

Scrap it*.


You're now on an inevitable downwards spiral. Over the next few years you're going to be fighting entropy.






* Unless you really love it...

 

[conors891]

If I could just pass the nct and buy myself another year I'd be happy

 

[flisko]

If I could just pass the nct and buy myself another year I'd be happy

if you rly just want to pass it, ask around im sure buddy of a buddy brother father might know a guy that knows a guy that works there and will look the other way if you slide him some pocket money

 

[conors891]

Yeah that's one option alright

 

[Ziggy122]

its the stupid chassis locating lugs fiat used to hang the cars from while on the production line

Thats where the rot always seems to start, because those silly half moons allow water to start on 2 good edges and AWAY IT GOES

Catch it early = Okay
Dont = Goes like wildfire tbh

Ziggy

 

[conors891]

What I'm going to do is cut out the rust, then find a scrap punto with a solid floor and cut out the part of the floor panel that I need and weld it in. Ill keep this thread updated with the progress and pictures if it helps anyone who is reading it that has similar problems

 

[flisko]

What I'm going to do is cut out the rust, then find a scrap punto with a solid floor and cut out the part of the floor panel that I need and weld it in. Ill keep this thread updated with the progress and pictures if it helps anyone who is reading it that has similar problems

i think its faster to weld plates in rather than to cut it from another punto and weld that in

 

[conors891]

Faster yes, but i think the proper floor from a punto would be better. Puntos are so common, that have scrap ones every where. We'll see I might do either

 

[maggers]

If you can find another Punto that's solid there I'd be very surprised.

 

[flisko]

Faster yes, but i think the proper floor from a punto would be better. Puntos are so common, that have scrap ones every where. We'll see I might do either

do you think puntos rotting in scrapyard for few years are gonna have better floor than yours?

 

[conors891]

Well if I don't find one with a solid floor then I'll be making plates

 

[Ziggy122]

Well if I don't find one with a solid floor then I'll be making plates

Honestly
Cut rot out till at good clean metal and put a plate in
Much easier and faster


Ziggy