[Vwdiesel] Caddy floor rusted

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

  Well, pretty much anything can be made.  Look at the panel below the battery in a 914, it has a double curve on one edge to hold the engine to body rubber, there's a  step angle, side angles and maybe a curve.  I made the whole thing in a couple evenings with a torch, pliers, vise and  hammer.  Later, when replacing some of the rusted suspension I was amazed at how good of condition it was in, thinking it needed replacing, forgetting I'd made one.  Looked factory.
  Floors don't have to be purty so take the time and know how to bend and weld and you can do it.  Wrecking yards will cut out stuff like that for you as well so less fabricating and welding.  There was a place in Germany but I sort of think they don't have that old of metal anymore.  Might source one out of South Africa...
    Loren



-----Original Message-----
From: Dave and Holly <dhanew at yahoo.com>
To: vwdiesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Sun, May 12, 2013 3:58 pm
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Caddy floor rusted


I have a 1982 Caddy that I quit driving a few years ago because it needed a 
ifferent or rebuilt injection pump.  I finally got where I can get a new pump 
nd I opened up the truck and climbed in and found the drivers seat sagged down 
owards the back. I checked and found the carpet behind the drivers seat wet. I 
ut away the carpet and found the floor badly rusted. I live in Michigan and the 
ngine ran great, except for the leaking injection pump, and the truck has quite 
 lot of rust on the lower sides of the truck body between the front and back 
ires. Can this floor be repaired? I am not even sure if the whole truck is 
orth repairing. Is there somebody that sells the floor that can be welded in or 
ave any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave
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