metal or fiberglass

[85c4L98]

hey guys a friend said the floor pans in my 85 are metal.is that true?

 

[6 Shooter]

Welcome to the CAC!

I wouldn't push on that metal.
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Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter​

 

[85c4L98]

does that mean there sheet metal??

 

[air1jpg]

Nope, they are fiberglass. This is why you must use the jack points outlined in the owners manual, if you don't the jack will go up through the floor boards..

 

[Black Bart]

hey guys a friend said the floor pans in my 85 are metal.is that true?

Your friend don't know what he is talking about.

 

[85c4L98]

well i spoke to a body shop today who specializes in vettes.he said the floorpans where the seats are are steel !!!!!! so steel they are.

 

[kenmack]

Horsepucky

Your buddy / friend is full of it.
Ain't no steel in a Corvette (body)except reinforcements bonded into the fibreglass.

 

[Black Bart]

Just to verify I ask the body shop at my local Chevrolet dealer they have rebuilt many of them after a crash and here is what they said..


There are steel rails supporting the seat area but most is a fiberglass floor shell . Your foot well area is all just shell.

 

[vetteoz]

well i spoke to a body shop today who specializes in vettes.he said the floorpans where the seats are are steel !!!!!! so steel they are.

Partly
From the front of the seat forward and up the firewall is glass. From the seat back ( including the tunnel ) and the rear bulkhead are steel
Look under the car , you will see the seam where the glass is bonded to the steel at that area

 

[Z51JEFF]

As stated the floor is metal,there is a section that runs forward that is fiberglass but most of the floor is metal.

 

[jgr91vette]

just a little bit of metal!!!

hi
theres just a small part on the floor made of a sheet of metal ist just where u find the bolt ons for the seat, everything else is fiberglass...