I never should have bought a rust belt car, but I am stubborn and I wanted a first generation z-car. Here's a little motivation for those of you facing a basket case like mine. I previously replaced the passenger floor pan and frame. Here's the same work on the driver's side.

This is the frame repair.

Here is the fit up and welding of the floor pan.

Here are some more photos. There was a small section missing where the floor transitions to firewall in the difficult corner adjacent to the transmission tunnel. I chose to replace it as one piece and the photos show how I beat it into submission with a ball peen hammer. Definitely an amateurish brute force approach, but nonetheless I was pleased by the results.

A happy ending! This isn't a pro job. This is just me in my garage learning as I go, but I have saved one more z from the junk yard. Believe me, this one was almost there.

Now I will never be able to look in the foot well and not see "A little cupcake goes a long way"

Nice work.

From someone who has gone thru this procedure-nice job! I didn't have a rotisserie -just jack stands and laying on my back. That's why I did most of my fabbing off the car.

The ballpeen is a precision tool by the way;)

Now I will never be able to look in the foot well and not see "A little cupcake goes a long way"

The cupcake were the fuel when it was a Flintstones car. Nike work Gad I don't need that.

Nice work.

The cupcake were the fuel when it was a Flintstone's car. Nike work Gad I don't need that.

Good work, that little corner piece under the the heel of the driver gas foot is a real bugger isn't? It doesn't have to be pretty, just strong. What gauge of metal did you you use for the rails?

Good work, that little corner piece under the the heel of the driver gas foot is a real bugger isn't? It doesn't have to be pretty, just strong. What gauge of metal did you you use for the rails?

It is a funny spot. I remember cringing when the muffler shop guy hit it back in a little with a hammer to help the exhaust from hitting. Now I try to do all of the work myself. Maybe the exhaust heat will anneal it so that when I strip down and restore I can re-form it easier .

Good work, that little corner piece under the the heel of the driver gas foot is a real bugger isn't? It doesn't have to be pretty, just strong. What gauge of metal did you you use for the rails?

16 gauged matched what was there pretty well.