Thoroughbred Mfrg. Floorpan & Frame Rails

[Wiseguy59]

Due to a busy week at work and a water heater that stopped holding water, I wasn't able to post any pics or a write-up last week. I picked up the floor pan on Friday 2/8 at the freight company and was immediately impressed with the crating.

The crate is 11' long x 5 1/2' wide x 2' tall. If you don't have access to a full size pickup or suitable trailer, get them to deliver it to your house! You might pay a little more for shipping, but you can unload it at your house, uncrate it and with a friend's help, carry it to your house. When uncrated, it's a two man lift. After we got it uncrated, I gave it a once-over and was impressed with the fit. I measured the width of the floorpan at the front of the door and at the rear of the door. The floorpan was only 1/4" wider at the front than the car, and it was right on at the rear. I attribute the difference at the front to manufacturing, or from having the floorpans removed for a good while. It's so close, I can't complain.
Here is a shot of the front of the floorpan:

Here's one of the kickup at the rear:

This is the underside of the kickup with the dual exhaust hangars:

Here is the trunk area:

About five days after delivery, I received a large envelope with a t-shirt, a questionnaire and a stamped envelope. I'm still a month or so away from installing the floorpan, but I am impressed with the customer service, the price, and the quality.
If you want some shots of a specific area, let me know and I'll get them posted within a day or so. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[Fstbk]

Could you refresh my memory, what year did you have built? It looks like a hard top car but I cant tell the year.

[BradMc]

Does it look like the internals of the rear frame rails are coated with primer?

[silversport]

Do you have any pics of the torque box (top and bottom) and the frame rail? What is it coated with? If epoxy primer, do you know which brand? How much was shipping, if you don't mind my asking? Another member reported "seeing daylight" through some of the spot welds, do you see any of that?

Sorry if any of these questions have been addressed elsewhere. I'm interested in this piece and really appreciate the info.

[birddog]

Thanks for the info. What gauge steel is the floor pan. It's suppose to be thicker than factory. Does all the stamping seem to match the factory stamping. Not sure what year ( or if there all the same) but it looks like there is extra stamping on the trunk drop off's under the rear bumper mount compared to my 65. I'm looking to get the same setup minus the frame rails. I've called those guys twice trying to get a quote. I'm gonna try and call them tomorrow for third and final time. Thanks again for the info and photos.

[birddog]

This along the same line as silversports question regarding primer in the frame rails. Nate, told me all the seams are sprayed with weld through primer prior to spot welding. Have you found any evidence of bare metal in any void spaces or seams.

[Wiseguy59]

1. What year? I ordered a '66 fastback with dual exhaust.
2. Are the inside of the rear frame rails primered? Looking in the rails and the upper shock mount area, it looks as if all of the steel has had a silver coating applied to it. You can see some small scratches in the coating, like scratches in paint. There is brown primer in most of the rail, however.
3. Here are some torque box pics:



I tried to get better pics, but the frame is standing up against a wall and the bottom is against the wall. If you need better pics, I can get my son and we can hold it away from the wall for a better shot.
4. What is it coated with? It doesn't appear to be an epoxy primer. It seems similar to a body primer, enough to protect it through shipment and until you get it installed.
5. How much was shipping? From Canfield Ohio to MD, it was $265. Remember, if you want it delivered to your house, it will cost extra but it might be a better option for some.
6. Can you see daylight through any of the spot welds? I took a large flashlight to many of them, and nothing shone through. The worst gap is on the tunnel side of the driver's seat pan. Again, these look to be as good or better than the factory. Here's a pic:

I got the angle wrong, but in the middle portion of the pan, there is about a 1/16" gap between the seat pan and the tunnel. If I remember correctly, the factory gap was worse.
7. What gauge is the sheet metal? Using a sheet metal gauge, it showed to be 16 gauge.

Sorry about the large pics, I couldn't get them loaded into my album. I'll try tomorrow and see if I have better luck then.

[silversport]

Thanks for the additional information. Much appreciated. What part of MD are you in?

[6hypoconv]

We getting the parts from Thouroughbred direct?

-I got the '65-'66 Disc Brake dust sheilds through VA Classic Mustang, I didn't think Thouroughbred sold direct??

[Wiseguy59]

I'm in northern MD, aka: "The Hereford Zone". (Those in MD will understand.)

Yes, I bought it directly from Thoroughbred. Nate said that eventually they would be selling the floorpan through resellers, but they started by selling their smaller parts through resellers first and would later expand to their full line.

[silversport]

If closer to the DC metro area I was going to offer a hand with the install, if needed -- I wouldn't mind seeing the piece in person. Keep us posted on how the install goes. I might pull the trigger on this myself in a few months.

It's a shame though, I already have 2 sets of inner rockers and the floor supports.