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Offline Bossbill

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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2020, 06:34:47 PM »
Yeah, this one is real old.

I checked the WCCC site and these are still available.
https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/69panpatch.html

Anyone used them lately and can verify quality?
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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2020, 08:05:03 PM »
I bought one from them and used one on a car some years ago and I had to do some dolly work on the ribbing because it was not correct, but it worked out.  Theirs were more pitched at the top of the ribbing and I used a bar of steel that matched the original ribbing to work it out.  Good luck!
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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2020, 09:44:28 PM »
Thanks Armond.
I saw the Boss302.com (copied here I think) write-up about cutting that section out of another floor section and I think this is slightly less hastle as the welds are further from the reinforcement ribs. Given the thickness I'll have to use the other Canadian floor replacement sections to match.
I saw this:
https://www.ssccontrols.com/product/touch4/
and thought it would be a good way to TIG this thing in. I like TIG for butt joints because it makes a solid weld all the way through with very little final finishing. But TIG with a foot pedal is a PIA.
The roller throttle on TIG torches are hard to use, so this may work out better!
Bill
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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2020, 07:14:37 PM »
Thanks Armond.
I saw the Boss302.com (copied here I think) write-up about cutting that section out of another floor section and I think this is slightly less hastle as the welds are further from the reinforcement ribs. Given the thickness I'll have to use the other Canadian floor replacement sections to match.


For others there is also an article posted in our Library in the 69 + 70 sections by. I believe, the same person as posted on the Boss site. Not that that is a bad resource in any way

Here it's labeled

Fixing Reproduction Floor Pans for 69-70
 69-70 Floor Pan Fixes
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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2022, 06:59:39 PM »
Posted a comparison picture on another site and though readers might benefit from seeing the visual differences between a 68 (on top) to a 69 (on bottom)

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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2022, 11:33:28 PM »
Contact Bob Wilson at RJ Restorations.  He had a source and still may.  He put them in my son's 70 Mach 1.

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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2022, 12:49:51 AM »
Depending on the damage and how creative/skilled you are it is possible to use the 71-73 patch panel to repair. As well I saw a post somewhere there is a new version of the patch panel that includes the ?tail? section that extends under the seat platform. The origins panels Simone stamped several years ago did not include this detail. If I run across that post I will add a link here.
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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2022, 12:58:44 AM »
Found them on eBay, priced way too high, and wccc also lists them but out of stock:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224944493229

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/Mercury_Cougar_Floor_Pans.html?sessionthemeid=26

Mike

1969 Mach1 428 CJ Ram Air
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Scheduled Build: 1/2/1969
Actual Build: 1/3/1969
Released: 1/8/1969

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Re: 1969-1970 short front floor panel patch still available?
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2022, 01:04:08 AM »
Mike

1969 Mach1 428 CJ Ram Air
San Jose
Scheduled Build: 1/2/1969
Actual Build: 1/3/1969
Released: 1/8/1969