Did you put the side panels over the floor?
OR
Side panels on, then floor?

Obviously including rivets and sticky stuff

Floor then side panels.

I rivited the floor then put the sides on.
So ended up with double rivits
I should have rivited through both at the same time.

David

Wish I has asked this BEFORE making my side panels:rolleyes:

I might knock the bend out and reform it anyway

You can put the floor over the sides, provided you use plenty of selant.
I did this with rear when I boxed out the boot space

david

i might be waaaaaay off the mark here.....

but if you,ve already made the side panels why not rivnut the side panels on........ maybe only needs 2 rivnuts in the "floor area" & a couple at the front, depending if you,ve made them to mate up to the SB1,s then a couple of rivnuts into SB1, put a thin washer between the flange of the side panels to take account of the rivets in the floor..............

just my mind working overtime :o :D

if it works then the side panels become removeable ;)

andy

i drilled the floor except the areas where the side pannels go on and held with clecos. i then removed the floor, applied tiger seal then fixed back in place with rivets. i used bits of wood and g clamps to clamp down the areas where the side pannels would go over later on while the tiger seal set.

once all the tiger seal had gone off i put the side pannels on then drilled through the side pannels and the floor. then riveted.

little note to all. i made my side pannels prior to fitting the floor but sitll managed to get them on with a pry bar and rubber mallet.

i must have done something right as the floor is still attached

I drilled my floor by clamping it down.
I then deburred the holes on chassis and aluminium applied the sikaflex and dropped the floor on.
I held it in place again by putting a few rivets here and there, corners e.t.c. I didn't pull the rivets up till I knew I had the panel alligned and could get all the rivets in.
Biggest tip I read on here, was to dip each rivet in the sikaflex gun, although I found it easier to squeeze out a blob and twirl the rivet in it.
I sealed my tunnel up also, after consulting Andy, cant see me needing access from below. Because my floor is in 2 pieces due to not having a van I put an aluminium strip down the join.
Incidently because I'm using a bike engine I could of had the floor run under where the car gearbox would be but thought I'd save a few grams. I have also left that little piece of chassis rail infront of gearbox, no need to remove it.

Sorry for essay.
Chris

On my 7k I have used welding iron panel ( same panel from the back to the front of the chassis ) but open one for mecanic.