Robert Posted May 28 Posted May 28 It's been 10 weeks since my heart attack. Past my stress test, blood work all normal. Will be going back to work in 2 weeks. Started to clean the rear end. Have the floor cut out. Bits of bracing removed. Inner rockers cleaned up. Next onto the toe board area. Then put in patches to prep for the new floor. Been waiting along time for this. Feels good 8 Quote
Dtret Posted May 28 Posted May 28 1 minute ago, Robert said: Sorry didn't load in order and no title. They never do. Ask me how I know. lol. Glad you feeling better. I’ll bet you’re raring to jump in head first but take it slow for a while. It will get done. 5 Quote
420ponies Posted May 28 Posted May 28 All I can say is,Wow! Never seen this done before. Looks like you are on your way to getting after it! I sure do hope you have some help there for the install. Lots of bracing I can see. Do they make the cross braces? Probably all "A" body stuff. She was a little crusty under there at one time. Good to see another saved. You just take it easy,those life changes effect how we do things after they happen.👍 2 Quote
Robert Posted May 28 Author Posted May 28 Bought the floor pan with all the braces welded in. Remind myself every day to take it easy. My wife Mona says I have to. She's not done with me yet. 5 4 Quote
Dtret Posted May 28 Posted May 28 2 hours ago, Robert said: Bought the floor pan with all the braces welded in. Remind myself every day to take it easy. My wife Mona says I have to. She's not done with me yet. Yep. The honeydew list never ends. 2 Quote
Rob Peters Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Sorry to hear about your heart attack and glad you are feeling better. Like others have said, don't over-do it... ask me how I learned that. Great job on the bracing to keep everything in alignment. Time spent on that will pay off for sure. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing your pictures. Things like that help others. rob 1 Quote
Montemedic Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Robert, Sorry to hear about your medical issues. Slow and steady wins the race. Depending on how you’re feeling, work at your own pace. Nice progress and metal work happening there. Thank you for the photos and let us know how you progress with this project. 1 Quote
willie Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Rob glad to see you are up and around, Great!!! Only 10 weeks and doing this stuff, yes take your time and go at your pace!! Great progress on the car, I never did it but seen my body guy do it, alot of work for sure!!! Great pics also, keep us updated please!!! 1 Quote
72 Monte Carlo Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Robert, I'm glad you're feeling better! It looks like you're having great progress on a daunting task of replacing the whole floor panel. I got lucky on my 72 and it only needed some rust repair in the bottom corners of the rear window channel, which my body shop friend did one side, and I did the other. Finally, my car was sprayed with epoxy/high build sand able primer this last Saturday. My same body shop friend just ordered a brand-new inflatable paint booth and fans, and while we wait for those to show up next week, I'm going to install the new headliner in my Monte, and then install the back window and the new windshield. Quote
Chris shipley Posted May 29 Posted May 29 I'm glad your feeling better now. Up and going. .... 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted May 29 Posted May 29 19 hours ago, Dtret said: Yep. The honeydew list never ends. Sure it does..... And I've got the legal documents to prove it. 2 Quote
Dtret Posted May 29 Posted May 29 1 hour ago, Scott S. said: Sure it does..... And I've got the legal documents to prove it. Then you have no honey. Can’t have one without the other. 1 Quote
Scott S. Posted May 30 Posted May 30 Sure you can.... All you need to do is find one with her own money, and at this age she's just happy to just enjoy your company. No strings attached. 1 Quote
Dtret Posted May 30 Posted May 30 27 minutes ago, Scott S. said: Sure you can.... All you need to do is find one with her own money, and at this age she's just happy to just enjoy your company. No strings attached. Ya. Good luck with that. lol. 😂 2 Quote
Scott S. Posted May 30 Posted May 30 11 minutes ago, Dtret said: Ya. Good luck with that. lol. 😂 True, they are few and far between. But at this stage of life it's the little bonuses that matter. 1 Quote
Dtret Posted May 30 Posted May 30 34 minutes ago, Scott S. said: True, they are few and far between. But at this stage of life it's the little bonuses that matter. Absolutely. lol. 😂 1 2 Quote
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