'65 floorpan help

[Rickesota]

Hey everybody,

Life got in the way and I had to sell my '65 Skylark 2 door post. I held out as long as I could, but like they say - s&%t happens. At least I broke even on it!

The bright side is that the car went to a cool guy - a Marine who wanted something different. Anyway...turns out the floor is a little worse off than I had thought when I had the car and it does indeed need a new floor pan and rockers. I feel kinda crappy about it, but he didn't notice either until he pulled the front bench and carpeting once he got it home and started tinkering with it. Is there anybody here in MN that has good donor material for that or is he better off sourcing this through OPGI and such?

I told him about this group and how good of a source you all have been for advice, parts, and camaraderie.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to all of you for your help and advice. Once I sort some stuff out, I hope to be back in the game someday with another ride.

Warm regards,

Rick

[option B9]

   Hi Rick, I would have him purchase the new parts from OPGI, I'm very happy with the way my floors came out. I ordered the separate sections as needed since my whole floor was not rotted. The new sections aligned perfectly with the existing pan, and welding it in was easy when using clecos or sheet metal screws... Tony 

[Rickesota]

Thanks for the input!!!

[GranSportSedan]

I bought full length floor pans from Goodmark for my 65 and when completed they were beautiful and you couldnt tell they had been replaced.

before and after pics

[gssizzler]

 That looks nice! Which post car was that? The full repo floors have come along ways compared to the old crappie patch panels that where first made! Originals are getting very hard to find after all these cars are over 50 years old!

[elagache]

Dear Rick, Tony, Bob, Jon, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

Life got in the way and I had to sell my '65 Skylark 2 door post. I held out as long as I could, but like they say - s&%t happens. At least I broke even on it!

Sorry to hear that Rick but indeed life does get in the way sometimes.

The bright side is that the car went to a cool guy - a Marine who wanted something different.
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Could you please give him a solid plug to join this forum?  We would certainly welcome him and he could probably use our advice!

Thanks, Edouard 

[GranSportSedan]

That looks nice! Which post car was that? The full repo floors have come along ways compared to the old crappie patch panels that where first made! Originals are getting very hard to find after all these cars are over 50 years old!

that was a 65 special post car I bought out of Idaho. body and trunk were beautiful but the vinyl floor matt ruined the floor pans. the pictures show from time it was purchased to 13 months later.  I was a much more motivated guy back then.