Trans Am gets Floor and Firewall

Installing the new floor pan and welding up the firewall on the pro- touring Trans Am!

[@paulmac9634]

I've built 3 2nd gen Camaros and there really isn't much content like yours showing how the sheet metal comes together, very much appreciate your work. Thanks!

[@rogersrodworx]

Glad to help

[@Rev22-21]

New here. You might like Peterson Restorations....he does Mustangs.

[@snostm]

I'm enjoying this build immensely ! Learning a lot also !

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks

[@mikeconnelly7032]

You do some nice work!! Can’t wait to see it finished

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks 👍

[@jpdriver1967]

Really enjoying the work on this car and your detail on how this is coming together. Have a 1976 that is going to need some love. Thankfully not floors. Sail panel and some quarter work for sure and any other hidden gremlins found in the process. Keep the videos coming!

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks 👍

[@DoubleRRestorations]

Looks great! Getting ready to put a new floor in my 72.

[@rogersrodworx]

Right on! Good luck, it's really not that bad

[@marcathens2951]

Great job ! Just came across your videos tonight. Looking 4ward to many more. Again awesome job so far 👏 👍

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@marcathens2951]

@@rogersrodworx very welcome 🙏 keep up the great work cant wait for more 👍

[@tsr7198]

I am enjoying the build! That said, I would have been very interested in seeing the demo of the old floor and how you disassembled it. Great job!

[@rogersrodworx]

You can go back on my channel and watch from when we first started the car.

[@Rev22-21]

New here and like your work. Been a long time subscriber to Peterson Restorations having found Ben a few years back who specializes in 65-70 Mustangs to perfection. Though gladly recommend his channel and love his work my favorites are Camaro & TA's having owned and driven both. So....I'll keep lookin' in and enjoy the journey. And with that.....Best wishes & regards.😊

[@rogersrodworx]

Thank you, we are enjoying putting these videos out. We also are very familiar with 65-68 Mustangs. You may have noticed a 67 in the background of a few of our videos. Once we get back on it we will use it for some content.

[@DM-eb7tu]

Very Nice!! Thank You!!

[@rogersrodworx]

Our pleasure!

[@EngSam-wz9ly]

Just subscribed to your channel yesterday after seeing the first video, I'm doing the same work on my 79 trans am in my garage, it's little hard to do everything by myself. Nice video!

[@rogersrodworx]

It's definitely a lot of work but broken down into smaller tasks, its not that bad.

[@tonynapoli2733]

Great video

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks!

[@Kingcadillac816]

Y'all posting quickly nice amazing work thanks for sharing ur journey

[@Kingcadillac816]

What's the length between a Piller where that dash is I'm tempted to put a trans am dash in my project but I can't seem to find one in Kansas City Missouri

[@rogersrodworx]

I don't know the measurements but I bought the replacement panel from NPD www.npdlink.com/product/cowl-vent-and-dash-repair-panel-steel-reproduction/110329/8247

[@richfletcher4286]

New subscriber. First question… do you experience any problems with parts from different manufacturers?

[@rogersrodworx]

Sometimes, we have had parts that just don't fit. We went through 3 different brake master cylinders on one project before we got one that worked. I've had brand new alternators that were bad right out the box. It's mostly the mechanical parts, but every now and again, we do get body parts that don't fit. For example, we bought a new deck lid for a 66 Mustang coupe, it was way off. Like 1/2 inch gaps all the way around off.

[@JayDman]

Great job guys! I'm curious, when welding in the new floor, aren't you concerned aome of the surface corrosion that gets hidden from the old panel will eventually start and come back again? No judgment, just learning

[@rogersrodworx]

We thoroughly clean the existing inner rocker panel before welding in the new floor. Once everything is welded in we go back and seam seal everything on the bottom and the top side. We then apply raptor liner to the bottom so it's sealed up tighter than it ever was.

[@JayDman]

That's fantastic, thank you for the reply as this makes sense now and obviously you can't show everything in the video

[@scottjohnson9102]

Where'd you get the firewall panel from? I like that one better than my DSE.

[@rogersrodworx]

I built the firewall from 18g sheet metal just ran it through the bead roller first

[@scottjohnson9102]

any chance you'd make another to sell?@@rogersrodworx

[@jgomez7535]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@davidbrown-55]

Great work. Is that the long or short sander?

[@rogersrodworx]

It's the 13" belt sander

[@ericcanestraro141]

What manufacturer is that floor? Dynacorn, amd, goldenstar etc..

[@rogersrodworx]

This one is an OER from Classic Industries

[@ericcanestraro141]

​@rogersrodworx had the same floor that was going to be installed, torque boxes didn't sit flush in the frame rail. Got a different floor a dynacorn. This floor sits nice in torque boxes now but but now has a gap on side where inner rockers are supposed to meet floor. We're losing our mind on this part of the build

[@mikhell1032]

Where did you get your floor from ?

[@rogersrodworx]

www.classicindustries.com/product/all-years/pontiac/firebird/parts/153266.html

[@nalc4722]

That TA will be a new car. U replaced almost all the netal

[@rogersrodworx]

We did replace a lot, it's possibly better than new at this point.

[@willburns4622]

Electronic senders? I’ll have to google that

[@rogersrodworx]

Our Dakota Digital gauges use electronic speed sensors instead of the old cable

[@4onthefloor67-79]

Thank you for the all the videos and documenting the progress. I'm using your build as a resource for mine. Been using your tips on sheet metal repair. I'm knee deep in stopping the rust and looks like I'll need an entire floor pan and trunk floor among other sheet metal. I'm restoring my lost for 30 years and now found my 79 Firebird Formula I drove in high school. kzbin.info/www/bejne/on7QeaRpacmYhrM If you want to check it out. I wish I could fly you here to install my floor pans and trunk pan.

[@rogersrodworx]

Thanks, man. I'm glad my videos are helping. I'll definitely check your build out. Pretty cool you were able to track your car down and purchase it back.