floor pans on e-bay

Unknown

Has anyone bought and installed the stepdown floor pans selling on e-bay?

If so how did they fit ?

Unknown

For what it's worth, I've heard a few guys say they're NG.

[Deleted User]

Don't mean to get off base here but does anyone make replacement front pans for the 46/47 models? Could use 3 sets

Jon B

Ken Ufheil was hand-making replacements for the pre-StepDowns, but I think he's no longer doing that.

Unknown

I recently received the front floors for my stepdown from e-gay and they dont look very good .. i e-mailed Al to see if he is still repoping them also..wish i would have found him first..luckily i only need to do a patch and not the whole floors..e-gay ones might be the only thing available....

Lance

davegnh

I think Bill Albright said he was making replacements now.

bob ward

Ken Amman's stepdown front floor pans are excellent.

[Deleted User]

bob ward wrote:

Ken Amman's stepdown front floor pans are excellent.

Bob, If I remember right Bill bought out all of Ken's floor pans so Bill should have them.

Unknown

This is all great guys but I was hoping to hear from anyone who has bought and installed the pans being offered on e-bay at $69.95.



Lance ( classictint) , have you installed or attempted to dry fit yours yet ?



I'm just looking for an alternative to the pan that Ken was or still is selling. Something of good basic quality even if I have to drill my own holes for the trans pan and the high beam switch.

MikeWA

There was a thread on this some time back- I think it was Dan, of Dan & Rambo fame, who replaced his pans and illustrated that the ones on ebay would not fit at all- cut wrong, ribbing in the wrong place, etc., etc. Maybe you could find the thread in a search.

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blaiser wrote:

This is all great guys but I was hoping to hear from anyone who has bought and installed the pans being offered on e-bay at $69.95.



Lance ( classictint) , have you installed or attempted to dry fit yours yet ?



I'm just looking for an alternative to the pan that Ken was or still is selling. Something of good basic quality even if I have to drill my own holes for the trans pan and the high beam switch.

im going to fit mine today.. if you need to replace that much of the floor i would recommend Kens or Bills.. im only doing a patch(approx halfway up) i would rate the e-bay ones a 8.5 and Kens look like a 10.0 ... i can send pics in a few days.

Lance

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classictint wrote:

im going to fit mine today.. if you need to replace that much of the floor i would recommend Kens or Bills.. im only doing a patch(approx halfway up) i would rate the e-bay ones a 8.5 and Kens look like a 10.0 ... i can send pics in a few days.

Lance

Thanks Lance,

Please keep me posted.



Brad

mars55

davegnh1 wrote:

I think Bill Albright said he was making replacements now.

Here is a thread on Bill Albright's floor pans.



http://www.classiccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12105&highlight=floor+pan

rambos_ride

Sadly, Ken Amman is not having any more of the pans reproduced.

I believe the company that made them is no longer in business or the stamping molds had been lost.

My guess is it would probably cost 10k or more to make new molds and get a production run to get pans of the same quality as the Ken Amman versions were.

They even came with the stiffeners spot welded and the speed clips installed

bent metal

A little while back I heard that Mr. Ammen was no longer going to make the floor pans. A shame really because they were perfect! I wanted something a bit more original looking then the E-bay type, so I had to make my own. Here is what I did, hope this helps someone who might want to make thier own too.:)

rambos_ride

Nice looking pan there bent metal - how many hours did you have into it?

What did you use to get roll or stamp the large bead and punch the holes for the retaining clips for the transmission cover?

Unknown

Oh, Yeah, we'll all be running out to the garage to make up a few. We should all be so lucky to have someone like you living next door.

bent metal

rambos_ride wrote:

Nice looking pan there bent metal - how many hours did you have into it?



What did you use to get roll or stamp the large bead and punch the holes for the retaining clips for the transmission cover?

Including making the patern, I probably have about five or so hours in it. The half round beads and the off set in the center detail I made with a bead roller. The larger off set where the tranny cover meets up with this piece, I did on the Pullmax. I reused the under side reinforcing piece and the retaining clips from the original. Just bead blasted them. The holes for the retaining clips I did with a step drill and the square hole I filed out by hand. I'm still not done in that picture. I need to roll the end a little where it starts to go up the floor boards (break peddle area). Also, I need to make a hole for the drain and make a rectangular off set around each retaining clip. Maybe about an additional hour. Then install time.

bent metal

Dave53-7C wrote:

Oh, Yeah, we'll all be running out to the garage to make up a few. We should all be so lucky to have someone like you living next door.

All of the beads and off sets anyone could do with a Harbour Frieght bead roller. The 90 degree bends could be done by clamping the part to your work bench or by making a hammer form. If you have the time, you could make it.

Unknown

bent metal wrote:

All of the beads and off sets anyone could do with a Harbour Frieght bead roller. The 90 degree bends could be done by clamping the part to your work bench or by making a hammer form. If you have the time, you could make it.

I suppose that if any of us had the tools, knowledge and patience, we could probably whip something like that up. Yours look really well done.