64V2488 Rehabilitation

The Sub Floor Boxes, made by Classic Enterprises are of very good quality and come in one piece, with all component pieces spot welded together. There are die impressions where the floor is contoured and fit well under the floor pan. The front and rear floor braces are thicker grade than the originals and are also designed well. What you don't get with your order is any direction or install guide for your parts. A small sheet explaining what things are and how to ' candle your nuts' among other things is tantamount to a "watch your ass" warning when undertaking your project. Even a call to the facility did little to squeeze any information out of the proprietor regarding 'What 's first". Before it was decided to embark on this trip, more than a few queries went out, to sense the degree of difficulty regarding what was about to be undertaken.
What I found out was, not much. Even an acquaintance who is in the bodywork business gave an evasive answer, which actually said nothing. Rather than ask again, I just left. So the Catalog says everything in the tense that it's really 'do-able' and we got all the pieces, yada, yada, yada.


Finally got the boxes between the frame and body for a test fit. Now the process gets more clear. Will cut and fit the floor piece, screw everything together, mount the door to check alignment. If all is ok, start welding....

This was the problem in getting the boxes in. The rear seat underside reinforcement is wider at the outer edge than inside. You have to get the small opening on the inside of the box past the larger outer area. It won't work. There's NO way to fit these boxes without lifting the body off the frame. Undo all bolts on one side, firewall to trunk, place a jack under the rear seat underside brace between the SFB and the frame and jack it up an inch or two.


Fitting the inner rocker panel. Each side has 2 pieces. The rear is an odd shape. If you didn't take one out, then you'll have a hard time figuring which way it goes in. I'm still thinking.
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