replacing boot floor

i know this subject has been covered many times but i need to ask a few things that i cant find out .
1 . im going to be doing the work myself in a few weeks so is it easier to drill the spot welds out or cut the floor out with a disc cutter ?
2. what kind of welder do i need ( bear in mind im only really gonna do this with it and im on a very tight budget ) ? i have a qualifaction in welding so whatever type you recommend should be no problem .
3 . i know its a stupid question but what does the new floor sit on to make it flush with the rest of the body , is there angle iron or something it sits on and does that usually need replacing as well ?
4 . what else should i look out for when the floor is out ?
5 . how long realistacly should i be look at to do it ?

here are the photos i took today and if anyone can see anything else that dont look right can u please tell me thanks guys and gals

The two lines of rust going across the vehicle are the supports that hold the floor up. If they haven't rotted you don't even need a welder. Boot Floor Replacement

how do you put pics up in a fred anybody? ill show you why you should pay somebody else to fix it like i did lol

matt harvey said:

how do you put pics up in a fred anybody? ill show you why you should pay somebody else to lol

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could look here for starters...
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f38/picture-posting-dummies-47795.html

you sayin in a dummie? lol cheers mate.

if your easily scared by working on a lanny look away now.










no discovery was harmed in the making of this horror story and it now has a full m.o.t, took 4 men 2 days to do, new boot floor new side panels and a big sheet of metal for plates and a new passenger rear wheel arch lol

oh forgot, new rear chassis mounts aswell lol

how much did that set yer back mat?

matt harvey said:

took 4 men 2 days to do,

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Fooking ell did they work for the council??

Took me 2 days to do the boot floor, supporting area's and all floor crossmembers etc on mine ........... but i cant work as fast as i used to due to a back injury

Use a MIG welder (thought you'd have known that being a qualified welder n all) and when ordering the new boot floor be prepared to order new crossmembers etc as these will be shot in most cases too

If your Disco is a diesel you would do well to clean out the fuel sedimenter and clean it out while the floor is removed as it's much easier to do this way

If the supporting structures that run along both sides of the floor are rotted out trimmed down angle will do the job nicely

HTH

a crate of guinness and a favour bein called in raz, not bad lol, only regret is not doin fuel sedimenter while it was out so got to do it the old hard way now

still only a 5 min job,

did mine couple of months ago i was suprised how easy it was once i got stuck in, even learned my self to mig weld.
had to put couple of peices in near wheel arches and new floor supports.
couldnt save the lip that the new floor pan sits in so i got some small angle iron and welded it in to create new lip worked a treat and is now even stronger than when it came from the factory.
I also forgot to do the sedimentor before i put floor back
ps im 25 never even used a welder before so if i can do it anyone can!

Hi

I did mine a few months back when I did my marathon weld it up month.

I still have the psychological scars.

Mine was worst even that the pictures above. Both my supports (not the top hat ones!) were totally gone. As was the sides of the shell where they used to be connected. Both my inner arches were rusted out along the seam.

TBH I cheated a bit with mine. I used an angle grinder to grind out the spot welds. Contrary to common practice I pot riveted mine back in.

pop rivets and seam sealer would have been just as good

RAZ8550TDI said:

pop rivets and seam sealer would have been just as good

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That's how I did the wife's .........................Disco

i know the fellas who did mine will never mentally be the same again mine was that bad lol. saw you before on green lane raz tried to catch up to let on to ya but my license is hangin by a thread one more point an im walkin so couldnt go over 30 lol

30?? whats that??

was yer by the netto at the lights by any chance?? somthin just rang a bell...

yeah fella that was me, remembered the letterin on the side of your landee. just got another 3 points so ive gotta drive like me nan haha

am suprised you saw any lettering the state its in at the mo, been off the beaten track about times this week and not one wash