joe sharpe Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 does anyone have any views on replacing the boot floor with a sheet of flat steel rather than the replacement panel you can buy. is it rippled for strength or would a flat plate be ok ? what thickness would be best ? cheers joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 A flat plate would be considerably weaker (unless it's 6mm thick ) It would also cavitate, which is why it's ribbed I know people have used 3-4mm ally chequer plate, and as long as the support struts are there and the plate is riveted/screwed to them, it works ok. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe sharpe Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 A flat plate would be considerably weaker (unless it's 6mm thick )It would also cavitate, which is why it's ribbed I know people have used 3-4mm ally chequer plate, and as long as the support struts are there and the plate is riveted/screwed to them, it works ok. Les. cheers les i am allways amazed how much knowledge you have cheers joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtail4x4 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Isnt the rear floor part of the structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 There has been quite a few posts about this and the general opinion (and that of MOT testers) was that you can't really replace it with a rivited in sheet of Ali, but quite a few people have done and have got away with it. I think the main reason came down to any repairs within 30cms of the seatbelts mounts (which obviously the rear floor is) have to be repaired to original standard. So if it was spot welded then a new floor should be welded in not riveted. If it's a patch (ie not 100% of the panel) then it needs to be seam welded. Whether it really matters or not is up to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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