how to repair banged up underbodies

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

I got a ridiculous quote to have my 8V floor pan restored years ago... I'm 
interested in what you come up with.

I thought of the puller idea but never really tried it.

-Raffi


At 01:44 AM 3/14/2003 -0500, Allyn wrote:
>fellow listers,
>     my guess is that the rieger has seen a fairly large share of shops in
>its life. the result is that the front underbody/floorpans have taken a
>severe beating. the bottom rails of the rocker panels are completely flat
>from where unknowing shops have tried lifting it (undoubetly from the wrong
>places). i guess they seem to think its ok to lift a fwd car from the center
>of the doors. the floor pans are a bit caved in as well (from where shops
>missed the rockers), and the 2 main beams that extend rearward along the
>floorpan have kinks in the center and bow upwards at their centers.
>     i'm shocked the rieger feels as solid as it does with all of this
>bending going on down there. it doesnt torque steer at all or anything of
>the like. also, despite the bending, the undercoating seems to have held
>well enough to not let anything rust.
>     is there some way this can all be fixed? im trying to find some medium
>solution. something better than removing carpet/attacking with sledge, but
>not as major as bringing to body shop and spending insane $$ to fix.
>     i wonder if i can fabricate a mini hydraulic puller on a u-bar that
>could straddle the good parts of the frame while i pull the bent parts
>downward.
>     feel free to throw some ideas in my direction. once the twin is done,
>the riegers floor is getting straightened and better/lower jack points will
>be installed as well (not sure of the best route there either).
>thanks in advance for suggestions
>Al
>
>
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