psychostang Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Are there any owners of 65 Riviera's, who have replaced the rear under seat floor pan out there? If so, did you have a shop do it and how much did it cost? If you did it yourself, where did you get the sheetmetal from, and how much did it cost. I'm trying to decide which route to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrlforfun Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 OK Andrew: I had a guy who ran a high end rod shop quote me $1,300. He had replaced the one in his own 65 Riv. Sounded high but I'm one cheap sob. Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownedRiv Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Do you have to replace the entire pan or can you isolate the rust and make smaller patch repairs? Rust repair gets expensive and is very labor intensive, especially when there is so much fabrication involved because there are no stamped sheet metal available. If you can do it yourself you can obviously save alot of out of pocket $, that is after you buy yourself a welding machine and all the other tools you will need. As fas as the sheet metal goes, i would try my local body shop. They often have scrap body panels that they pay to recycle. Sometime you can find a decent door skin, hood or trunk lid (a fairly flat piece). These pieces are best to cut up and mold into the patch panels. This is the route i went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 In Rochester, NY there is a good steel supplier. You should be able to find one in a city near you: https://smcmetalrochester.com/ I have a couple of 4' X 3' 20 gauge sheets of cold rolled steel that were about $30. The guys in the warehouse are pretty friendly to walk-ins. They also do fabrication. Never used the service but I am sure they would work from a drawing. Mine is called Murphy's steel "If I have it on hand I will never need it". Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychostang Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Any further experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Paige Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I'm just not sure if they offer service where you are living but I had my metal parts changed in Roberts AIPMC. It's a company here in the Philippines. And the price depends on the materials used and its type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I haven't seen Will post in a while. Not sure what is happening with his car. He posted some on this forum, but better photos and details are on LatG. Maybe this will help. https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56282&highlight=riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Rear floor pans are available all over the internet......no need to fabricate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Classic 2 Current makes all the pieces you're asking about. Just Google "Buick Riviera floor pans." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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