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Whats the best way to support a bug floorpan..
Gibbo - September 5th, 2004 at 12:41 PM

Once the body and the wheels are off?

I just have some large bricks under the framehead and the rear arms at the moment, just not sure if that is the best way to support it.

Cheers.

Dasdubber - September 5th, 2004 at 08:04 PM

As long as you show you care about its feelings, ask it how its day at work was every now and again, give it a cuddle once in a while.....thats the sort of support it needs ;)

Otherwise a pair of timber saw-horses from the hardware store will work a treat since you don't have to bend down so far to work on it.

:beer

Gibbo - September 5th, 2004 at 08:28 PM

lol, nice one Al.

'Have you hugged you Bug today?'

[Edited on 5-9-2004 by Gibbo]

vw54 - September 5th, 2004 at 09:15 PM

yep stick it up on some saw horses easy to work on that way

I suspose your replaceing a floor pan half ???

nicko - September 5th, 2004 at 09:39 PM

If you are taking the front beam off you could get two equal lengths of 4 by or similar and drill holes in it at the same spacing as the holes in the beams. then just bolt them on. I found this stops the pan sliding around as much compared to having it on saw horses at each end.

Gibbo - September 6th, 2004 at 09:00 AM

Yeah, Im stripping the pan ready for a sandblast and powdercoat.

Great idea about the 4 by bolt on!

Chewy - September 7th, 2004 at 05:05 PM

My bodys taking up the saw horses..
Ive got my pan sitting on a milk crate up front and two jack stands out back.. mmm, sore back goodness... :cussing