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bob snow (Resnow)
New member
Username: Resnow
Post Number: 30
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 8:32 pm: | |
John,
I have had my GTE since '83. I have also seen many others and none have stainless floorboards. Mine was slightly rusted, but only required minor work to repair, which I did myself. The GTE body is relatively crude by today's standards and any local body shop can handle anything on the car. Only the hood and trunk lids are aluminum, the rest of the body is steel. The old padding used under the carpets in the early '60s was also good at holding water, encouraging rust. When I rebuilt mine, I used a closed cell foam padding under the new Wilton carpet.
Bob |
Tom Wilson (Tbwilson)
New member
Username: Tbwilson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 6:45 pm: | |
I agree that the floor should not be stainless steel. Check the archives of Tom Yang's site (www.tomyang.com). He had to replace a rusted section of the floor of his GTE and the work is detailed there. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2626
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 1:56 pm: | |
Yo the man Jim! |
Jim Glickenhaus (Napolis)
New member
Username: Napolis
Post Number: 30
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 1:46 pm: | |
Hi
1. SS should not rust.
2. SS is not original.
3. SS has to be isolated from mild steel or it will cause galvanic corrision.
4. There is no magic to repairing this. Any good body shop can do it but extreme care must be taken when taking these older cars apart. Take carefull notes and lable everything! |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2625
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 1:27 pm: | |
Anyone else have any answers?, I admit I kiss the butt of new users and especially when they have a 250 GTE! Just trying to make sure John sticks around, we need more vintage users on here. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2616
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 4:05 pm: | |
Do you want to find someone local to you or is this something anyone can do? |
Bill Steele (Glassman)
Junior Member
Username: Glassman
Post Number: 118
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 10:06 pm: | |
Stainless steel? That's a new one on me. I found a good body guy that was working out of his garage. He didn't do any painting just body work. At 25.00 Hr you can't beat it. |
john s. edmunds (Newcomer)
New member
Username: Newcomer
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 6:55 pm: | |
I purchased a GTE 250 ['62]. It's in ok condition generally BUT the stainless steel flooring is rusting through. Anyone have specific advice on how to have this repaired? Can this be done by a good body shop or does it require a Ferrari specialist? Cannot find any info. on this question. |