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Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?
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Greg P.
Posted 2016-12-22 7:06 PM (#529564)
Subject: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Oley, PA		I was looking at this 1962 300H on eBay. It's a gorgeous car, by the way. I've seen it in person.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Chrysler-300H-/222319860349?forcerrptr...

Reading the description, the seller claims that during the rotisserie restoration of this car, they discovered that '69 Charger floor pans were exactly the same at the '62 Chrysler pans and they were able to purchase repro floor pans.

Does anyone know if this is true? If so, it could be a very good thing as I think there is a decent selection of repop pans available such as...

http://www.autometaldirect.com/body-components-floor-floor-pans-c-2...

Is it possible they will fit my 61 Newport?

I copied the key paragraph from the eBay ad here:

Edited by Greg P. 2016-12-22 7:10 PM




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imopar380
Posted 2016-12-22 7:35 PM (#529569 - in reply to #529564)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		That's interesting..... the Chargers are built on the B Body platform, which is mid-size. If it's true what a bonus.
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Greg P.
Posted 2016-12-23 12:18 PM (#529615 - in reply to #529569)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Oley, PA		After further review... I don't think this story adds up. See photo below that compares my '61 Newport to a '69 Charger repro floor pan sold by Mill Supply, Inc. http://www.rustrepair.com/PANELS/CHARGER-68-FLOOR-PAN-856871.HTM The Charger floor pan looks significantly different. They certainly aren't "exactly" the same as the seller claims. Makes me wonder what gives here.



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GregCon
Posted 2016-12-23 12:26 PM (#529618 - in reply to #529615)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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mikes2nd
Posted 2016-12-23 4:12 PM (#529637 - in reply to #529564)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?


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Crock of sh*t... RK is just a flipper service... like ebay or Craigslist that costs more...

 

Its probably "close enough"...

 

They just take the description from the owner, the car does look good except those incorrect floor pans :/ They also restore their own and flip.



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springsweptwing
Posted 2016-12-23 4:18 PM (#529638 - in reply to #529637)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Blackpool, United Kingdom.		Article says

. That's when he noticed that '69 Charger pans looked an awful lot like '62 300 pans. Come to find out, they were exactly the same, all the way down to their bends and stiffening ribs. So, the restorer ordered a full set of fresh Charger pans and then had them professionally butt welded to reduce overlap and potential for rust.

So more than likely they used parts of them that look similar in the ribs etc ?



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wizard
Posted 2016-12-23 4:48 PM (#529640 - in reply to #529564)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Don't forget that the floor boards changed for the '62 models - the transmission hump is not the same at all, much more narrow.

It's impossible to mount a cast iron hog in a '62, but a 60-61 can easily accept a newer transmission.
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springsweptwing
Posted 2016-12-23 6:27 PM (#529646 - in reply to #529640)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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wizard - 2016-12-23 9:48 PM

Don't forget that the floor boards changed for the '62 models - the transmission hump is not the same at all, much more narrow.

It's impossible to mount a cast iron hog in a '62, but a 60-61 can easily accept a newer transmission.


1962–1979

Cars using the rear-wheel-drive B platform include:

1962 Dodge Dart
1962–1964 Dodge Polara
1962–1964 Plymouth Fury
1962–1964 Plymouth Savoy
1962–1970 Plymouth Belvedere
1963–1964 Dodge 220 (Canadian)
1963–1964 Dodge 330
1963–1964 Dodge 440
1965–1974 Plymouth Satellite
1965–1976 Dodge Coronet
1966–1978 Dodge Charger
1967–1971 Plymouth GTX
1968–1975 Plymouth Road Runner
1975–1978 Plymouth Fury
1975–1979 Chrysler Cordoba
1977–1978 Dodge Monaco
1978–1979 Dodge Magnum
1979 Chrysler 300
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2016-12-24 5:51 AM (#529679 - in reply to #529564)
Subject: Re: Whoa... will 1969 Charger Floor Pans fit our 60-61 cars?



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Location: Netherlands		From when the aluminium torqueflite's were used, there probably isn't much variation in floorboard design over the years accept for sizing.
The main differences are usually in the seating area and depending what kind of seats were ordered.
A good sheetmetal welder should be able to fab any floorboard in another car.
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