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To weld or to screw

posted by  Lord Volvo on  Thu Apr 17 21:08 CST 2014
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My 240 is once again suffering from severe floor pan rot after a not-so-good patch job from yours-truly. I'm debating on which method to fix this - steel and welding, or aluminum and screws.

This vendor sells steel floor pans for the 240:
http://www.rustrepair.com/PANELS/VOLVO-67-BODY-PANELS.HTM
I did buy some wheel arches from them, but I'm worried about the thickness of the steel and whether or not it would work well enough. Anyway, my plan "A" is to have someone weld these panels in, then I coat the hell out of them with POR-15. But I don't want to go through the expense and trouble if the damn thing will rust and rot away after a few years. I've used POR-15 before and have had some success with it.

Plan "B" is to buy some thick aluminum sheets and bolt or rivet them to the frame (since I assume you can't weld steel and aluminum together) and fill the seams with epoxy or POR-15 Putty.

What do you guys think?






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