How To Install Floor Pans - Ford Model A - Metal Fabrication with Eastwood

In this video, Matt shows how he fabricated floor pans for his Model A using some sheet metal and a handful of Eastwood tools, while offering a couple helpful tips to keep that metal moving where you want it to!
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Matt tackled the floor pan project on his Model A like he does all his work, aiming to add a custom personal touch he can call his own while maintaining a somewhat OE appearance that'll keep people guessing 'why do I like this so much?!'
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[@therealrobertbirchall]

Nice that access panel is first class, then you matched the beading across it. Stunning.

[@donnahutchinson496]

Matt, you have evolved so much in 5 years

[@jomsvikinger]

Simply great. Damn, what a decent workshop. Praise and recognition.

[@chrisgleis2821]

Metal shop heaven

[@AJSL88]

patience is what it takes

[@MrRadioAmerica]

I wish I had this for a job or had the time to rebuild the 1917 I had but sold. In my job I'm always being asked to " make this fit ". I find it's easier to bend 1 side, set it in place mark the other end, then bend. Great work on the car.

[@douglasalan7786]

OK. I regain faith. Nice solution to a small problem.

[@RB-gz5rg]

What a great job!!

[@alansmith7626]

brilliant....good info, thanks

[@ViaAvione]

Impressive! Thank you for sharing! :D

[@beatricethemiata8565]

He's really good at making straight lines with a sharpie lol

[@stephenmcgovern9535]

Nice work and to hell with safety!

[@rustyzipper6304]

I have always been told that you need to pre-stress the panel in the OPPOSITE direction of your intended bead. So if you want the bead humping up, the pre-stress needs to be done downward. Thus you need to draw the same pattern on both sides of the metal and flip it over to pre-stress. Also, just a nit-pick, but if you wanted the access panel to be a little more professional, drill out the lower screw holes and use a rivnut tool. Screws thru sheet metal can strip out over time, but a quality rivnut will hold for a long time.

[@vaioskaliakoudas6388]

Can I also use a manual bead roller to make the be ads if I don't have a motorized one?

[@robertironside3166]

Matt could you take that warped panel and use the blandishing hammer to lightly coax that warp out of the panel? Just to relax the warped parts?

[@FilmMastersChannel]

Yeahhhh yeah yeah yeahhhh, Yeahhhh yeah yeah yeahhhh, Yeahhhh yeah yeah yeahhhh

[@briancarothers5909]

Classy

[@kerndesertpreppers1274]

Shout out to Gene Winfield T-shirts!!

[@jonathonsaavedra843]

Just out of curiosity, anyone know what the point of the beads is, i mean they look great, make it look very professional, but do they serve any functional purpose

[@user-on9ik1hg3p]

Супер, респект, 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💪💪💪