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Wooden Floorboard Repair
I tackled the damaged floorboard today
Trace out the shape of the damaged area and cut it from plywood:  Be brave, and don't look back. Note L30T Hellblau Metallic workbench. I really care about authenticity!   Epoxy it on: (yes a 1/24th 935 in the background. The closest I will get to owning one.)  Add thin fiberglass reinforcement on both sides. See representative piece of glass cloth.  I cut the floorboard as a square cut-out, thinking this would make the glue joint stronger. You'd have to shear one side while bending the seam on the other side. Adding the glass cloth seems like a belt and suspenders thing. I also used epoxy to glue the delaminated sections together in the area near the drivers left heel. You can see that in the picture. It has already been painted black. A large area was delaminated, all layers. 5-minute epoxy squished into the surfaces, with a thin strip of wood, clamp and wait. Easy fix. Last step will be to paint it black and seal with clear polyurethane. Seems it is a lot cheaper to fix than replace. Wood and glue were sitting around....
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Nice job!!
Gotta like a creative mind.
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Is your car a Coupe or targa and what year?
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Thanks Now I know what to look for.
Thanks again Lorne M.
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Yes my 83 is lacking both floor boards, got some for sale?
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Sorry, I didn't understand your comment. I only have the set from my car. They are going back in.
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Went a little different route and used some leftover diamond plate.
 
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good repair
like your approach...re: fixing the board.
Consider a type of scarfe joint where both the board and the replacement section have a corresponding bevel where they meet - stronger joint. Also likely to not need glass reinforcement |
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I had a similar failure and used some 0.020 Aluminium stock to make a new tab. Just pop riveted into place.
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