Dear Colleagues:

Back in 2014 I bought a Mark II 1968 240 from Norway. I am in Portugal. The car was not in bad shape., But then due to "life unexpected events", I was not able to start restorations until this year...So after 8 years in the sun and rain, the sad reality was that the car was quite rusted out. Still, I started the restoration.

I have come now to the floor panels (or floor pans) Both side are rusted out, need total replacement. I am having difficulty to find out where I can find replacements. I have read that one can take templates of the rusted out pans, and take them to a metal works company....Which would fabricate replacements. But i would prefer to have the "real thing", if possible,

Could you please advise on which Jaguar supply parts company I can contact in order to get them?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Pedro

 

Pedro, Welcome to the world of Mk2 body restoration. Martin Robey makes some relatively small floor sections that go either side of the gearbox. Other than those, I don't know of anything specific to the floors of our cars. Generic ribbed sheet steel is available from several sources. You might check on eBay and steel stockholders that are local to you. There may be some local workshops that are prepared to press something close to the original. Personally, I'd not worry too much about originality In the floor pan. It's more important to ensure a good repair that's strong, keeps the suspension pick up points aligned and maintains good, even door gaps.

 

Do you have any photos of how bad the corrosion is? Its unusual for a whole floor to go, they generally go in the front floor pans above the jacking point (which Martin Robey make a repair for as mentioned above) and/or along the edge to the inner sill where its fairly easy to make a piece to repair yourself.

 

Dear Peter,

Thank you so much for your reply. I am going to follow you suggestions.

Warm regards

Pedro

 

Dear Homersimpson:

I will be taking some detailed pictures of the floor pans .The car is going for for sandblasting. THEN, we can see the the EXTENT of the damage from 8 years in the sun and rain. But the floor pans are just full of holes.

Warm regards

Pedro

 

Pedro. Any good tin basher can make you exact replicas of the flooring. My restorer made complete & exact new floors with correct pressing detail for one of 4 valuable Studerbakers left in the world. It then did the Beijing to London run.

This car was so badly rusted that I would have scrapped it if it was not for its rarity. It even had holes in the roof. He almost hand built a new body for it. Fenders rolled on an English wheel etc.

 

Dear Glyn:

Thank you for your reply. I almost "smile" with the description of your car....I am not alone! Like you, I am also using a trustworthy restorer.

Congratulations on your car. And thank you for the encouragement! My restorer has a tin basher, I just have to worry about costs.

Warm regards

Pedro

 

Thank you! It's amazing what professional metal workers can do. I'm lucky. My car was totally rust free. Lived in the dry at 1,753 metres (5,751 ft) always in a garage.