Fiat Dino restoration part 10. Floor pans

[@gearhead9828]

Excellent work, very interesting 👍

[@marksitaliangarage]

@@gearhead9828 work in progress but getting there.

[@stephenlmckeown1439]

The tooling worked really well, it’s most annoying when the clamps keep vibrating off 😡. That’s a tricky panel to make way outside of my capabilities.

[@marksitaliangarage]

@@stephenlmckeown1439 Thank you
I have made quite a few of them over the years. I have developed the tooling over time and I think it’s nearly there.
In the past I have actually welded the panel to the tooling and then made repairs to the welded area , This was to overcome the problem of the clamps moving. I’m pleased with how it is working.

[@maseraticc2834]

Brilliant work - it's coming together very nicely indeed! Why would the design have been stamped into the original factory floor pans in the first place?

[@marksitaliangarage]

@@maseraticc2834 Thank you.
So these ribs are used to strengthen the panel. There is quite a lot of shape in this one and that creates stress. Without the rod it might vibrate or pop when standing on it. This is called tin caning . I will make some content about this subject in a future video.

[@cameronjewell7482]

Nark I need a set of floor panels! How do I contact you?

[@marksitaliangarage]

@@cameronjewell7482 Message me on Instagram. My website is dinouk.com