This is part six of a series of posts on the automotive restoration of this 1931 American Austin. Part One describes the history of the Austin and presents photos of the car before any restoration work. Part Two shows the condition of the Austin after return from media blasting and describes the donor chassis. Part Three covers the restoration of the chassis and mechanical parts. Part Four begins covering the metal work part of the restoration and talks about starting the new floor construction. Part Five follows on the floor rebuild and presents photos of the tunnel damage and restoration.
This post will describe the finishing of the right-hand floor rebuild and restoration. The tunnel that runs down the middle of the floor first needed to be joined back to the right-hand floor. A section of the floor near the rear wheel arch had to be repaired with new sheet metal. The heavy duty work came in when we began the left-hand floor. We took a pattern that was also used for the right-hand side, since they are symmetrical, as you can see in the photos below. Then we hand chased the bead pattern into a piece of new sheet metal. The final two photos show some of the structural components of the floor that we were able to rescue. The next post will show how this all comes together to complete the floor restoration!
Right-hand floor restoration






Patterning for a new left-hand floor




This is part six of a series of posts on the automotive restoration of this 1931 American Austin. Part One describes the history of the Austin and presents photos of the car before any restoration work. Part Two shows the condition of the Austin after return from media blasting and describes the donor chassis. Part Three covers the restoration of the chassis and mechanical parts. Part Four begins covering the metal work part of the restoration and talks about starting the new floor construction. Part Five follows on the floor rebuild and presents photos of the tunnel damage and restoration.
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