Does a half pan have to be welded

[randy73]

73 charger and was wondering, do I have to weld the half pan and rear pan back in or could I use an industrial epoxy ?

reason I ask, is that I cannot find a welder to weld the pans back in, that is reasonable and I trust.

[vancamp]

i would weld the pans due to the torque of the motor trying to twist the car and the floor pans being a structural part of a uni body car.

[The70RT]

I would trust a cheap welder before i would epoxy. Like they say a great painter does better paint then a poor painter with an excellent gun. 

[tan top]

  weld it 

[HOTROD]

Find some one to weld it for you that what my friends have me do !!

[elitecustombody]

If you use proper epoxy and  follow instructions,it will be stronger than welding and you won't have to worry about rust years to come.

[TexasStroker]

Yep, I think you could epoxy it just fine...you will need the fancy gun, but if you have any paint/body friends they'd loan it to you.

I didn't trust anyone to weld mine, really debated the epoxy...I went ahead and bought a welder and made myself do it...Got a lot of help here on where to trim/save/scrap and it turned out pretty nice.

You might consider that...it isn't rocket science, just lining stuff up, prepping well, drilling/punching some holes and filling them in. 

Regardless of the route you go I think if you take the time to do it right you'll be just fine.

[The70RT]

I just dont see epoxying in a pan unless you are passing it on to someone else....but still most wouldnt even do that If you do don't put anything in the trunk!

[bill440rt]

I used a combination of both welding AND metal bond-adhesive putting in my trunk floor. Some areas are welded, others are bonded. Came out nice.
And yes, used correctly the bond adhesive is super-strong stuff.

[elitecustombody]

I just dont see epoxying in a pan unless you are passing it on to someone else....but still most wouldnt even do that If you do don't put anything in the trunk!

Maybe you need to spend more time and research what metal bonding adhesive is.It's much stronger than welding if done properly.