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Goat, I only went as far as where I showed the bottom of the floor that had the cut along the side of the support, its still intact all the way back.

If you want to get in there, and open it up, start with any spot welds in that area, actually a dremel tool or a carbide burr will get those spotwelds out.

Systematically grind out one spot weld at a time and then peel off the top layer of metal then go to the next one, a dremel tool is less obtrusive, you can see what you're doing better.

They have little reinforced cut off wheels, I think about $6 for five of them.

Don't just start cutting through the metal.

I did about a foot back of each rocker panel, straight across from where you're feet would be, if you're setting in the front seat.

I took a dremel cut off wheel, cut into the ends, a little less then 1/32 of an inch, then ground the spot welds out, then went for the next piece of metal after that.

Then I took the old pieces of metal and took poster board, ( paper) and made me some templates, then I took the first piece of metal, drilled some 3/8s holes in it, butt welded, ground the weld flat, then layerey the next piece of metal.

I guess the secret is, go slow until you figure out how the metal is layered in there. Some of the metal in rockers and supports are different thicknesses, I have something about that on my site.

I don't think I'm explaining this right.

Can you get a picture?

http://www.1969supersport.com/smthoughts.html

This will give you some different thickness of metal.

Rob