willfromsussex Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Rear floor section in 2 door rangie, looks like the guys at the factory just cut it from a sheet of corrugated aluminium. Its just a rectangle of profiled sheet, do you think they got that stuff in from somewhere (already used for something else industrial etc) or is it a bespoke part do you think? Mine is full of holes mostly started where the rivets are , I could get someone to TIG all the holes up but there are so many it would cost a small fortune. I guess using just flat sheet would be too weak/noisey/unsuitable, I missed out on a new old stock floor the other day on e-bane, what have other people done, or anyone got a half decent floor? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintman Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Thicker flat sheet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I got my floor and a free one from a scrapper - both had corroded in the same place, but I chopped up one and everlaid it on the other (screwed, glued and bolted in places) to make one 'good' one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Later cars had steel floors which you can still get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Later cars had steel floors which you can still get. Do you have a link please? When I looked you could only get steel floors for Discos (which are shorter) - I was unable to find one for an RRC. It would be great if somebody has started up making them (or has found a source) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g&t Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Later cars had steel floors which you can still get. News to me, I was under the impression that only Disco panels were still available & that you had to 'join' two together to replace a RRC floor. I stand corrected if I have been mis-informed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 I had thought about joining the best halves of two ally floors I have two here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 It'll have to be a 'phone number but I was offered one the other day, now I don't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 It'll have to be a 'phone number but I was offered one the other day, now I don't need it. You have a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gn3dr Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Rear floor section in 2 door rangie, looks like the guys at the factory just cut it from a sheet of corrugated aluminium. Its just a rectangle of profiled sheet, do you think they got that stuff in from somewhere (already used for something else industrial etc) or is it a bespoke part do you think? Mine is full of holes mostly started where the rivets are , I could get someone to TIG all the holes up but there are so many it would cost a small fortune. I guess using just flat sheet would be too weak/noisey/unsuitable, I missed out on a new old stock floor the other day on e-bane, what have other people done, or anyone got a half decent floor? Ta Make one - with the pattern hammered or rolled into a flat sheet. Do a web search on a pullmax (or similar type machine) machine and use beading dies. If you can find someone with one of those you are sorted. I just recently bought a mahcine liek this for £200 but I'm in Ireland and I don;t have it up and running yet. I'd say if you put a call out on http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/ there would be someone on there who could make one. I know there is at least one guy on there with a Trumpf reciprocating machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Roberts Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Later floors were steel anyway - some people fit disco ones but I think they are different lengths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Yes, Disco ones are too short. Hence why replacing with an older ali floor is a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke keeper of badger Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 i just stumbled on this and rembered this thread new old stock ebay item 130455826174 hope it helps luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 thanks Luke!! I was bidding on one he had last month so i guess he has a few stashed away. Bidding again. Also tried ringing a guy on the coast today about one he had but no answer. Trying again tomorrow if you are reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesvfr Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hi mate, PM me your number + ill give you a call tomorrow still got the floor here for you must have missed your called + not realised Cheers James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Got the floor (thanks James) Just tried the floor for size, too short! Now I realise the 'old' floor was the wrong one with the car (car was in bits) . I guess the 4 door has a shorter floor. Maybe I could cut the best end off my old one and get it welded to the new one! (or I could a bit of a bodge and cut them both so the join is where one of those support beams goes across, and rivet both pieces to the support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozsug Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 We use aluminium floor planks that overlap in the back of the lorries, just wondered if these would be a good alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Aaaah, interesting. The width of the valleys on the top one seems pretty spot on, (just measured mine) but too tall (Range Rover only 15mm) The bottom one with 12.7mm height is closer, but no width is given. Do you think it is the same as the top one? And 2.28 metres wide, can be cut down, but I wonder if the low points land exactly in the right place ? How long is each bit? And how much are they ? Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p76rangie Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 If the holes are only where the pop rivets were, why do you want a new one? Are you not just going to pop rivet the floor back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 yes, but That won't work if the holes are bigger than the rivets and I am restoring this vehicle, so no bodging, nearly everything is new or refurbished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p76rangie Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 yes, but That won't work if the holes are bigger than the rivets and I am restoring this vehicle, so no bodging, nearly everything is new or refurbished. They had large rivets in them, so you should be able to find a rivet that suits the holes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I used 6mm rivets in mine, fitted the original holes nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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