[Vwdiesel] Will this finally kill my rabbit diesel?

[Dan Cotter]

 I bought floor pan replacement panel from JC Whitney of all places. They
sell passenger and driver sides seperate  $65.00 or so each. About the same
thickness as the original tin in the car. It fit nicely into my caddy. The
only issue I had is that it replicates the original floor panel before the
external stiffeners are added at the front under where your feet rest. A
long stiffener channel runs down the center of each floor pan and the A arm
attachment point is reinforced too. I just wrapped the new tin over the long
stiffener and brazed it in place as that was a good area on mine .
To do it right, one would cut apart and reweld or re -create the stiffeners.
Look under the car and this will make some sense I hope.
luck
Cotter




> > I have an '81 Rabbit diesel LS (actually I sold it to a good friend
about a year ago) that has a section of rotten floor pan.  This is on the
passenger side around where the lower A arm connects.