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Old 05-14-2008, 06:05 PM
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Who would be the best source for a pre-made replacement floor pan for the passenger side?
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Old 05-14-2008, 06:17 PM
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There are a few choices, Simon. Wolf-Steel in Vermont sell the least expensive North American pans, but they aren't as good as the Italian pans you can find from most of our usual Alfa suppliers. The Wolf-Steel parts are actually fine, however once they are fitted, primer-treated and welded into place.
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Old 05-14-2008, 06:49 PM
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Simon, Simon.....haven't you been reading all the posts in GT forum and restoration forum on this very topic? I thought that's what the moderators spend all their time doing?.....just kidding. I'm not the expert on this topic (Akitaman is and will probably chime in here) but I have seen in real life various supplier's floor pans and I will list them in order of least to best (at least from the ones I've seen to date).

Wolf Steel....avoid like the plague IMHO, the extra work to weld up all the open joints is not worth the savings and they will not look like the original Alfa pieces by any means....contours are 50% accurate (if at all).

Parts from Classic Alfa and Alfaholics (I've purchase a set of these from each, see link below) will undoubtedly be some of the best w.r.t. having the correct crisp contours and definition in the right places...I'm very happy with them even though some were missing the reinforcing doublers in the seat mount areas. I would wager that the other suppliers like EB Spares, Highwoodalfa, Alfa-Service and OK Parts are equal to these as well. I don't know what the US suppliers pans are like so I can't comment on these.

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Now the best ones that I've seen so far are the full length floors from Biondilamierati (Italy) since they had all the reinforcing doublers for the seat mounts and were of superb workmanship. the only issue is arranging for the shipping and paperwork. (Luckily it looks like you won't need these anyways).

One last suggestion....if in doubt about what the supplier is offering, ask if they can send you a photo of the item first. This is what I did with Classic Alfa and they promptly did just that.
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Old 05-14-2008, 08:06 PM
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After lots of back and forth I decided to sell everything I was gathering and the GTV to fellow BB'er Anthony Rimicci (italcarguy). I came to the realization that I don't have the time or finances to complete the car as it should be done. Hopefully I return to Alfa ownership when the time is right.

The good news is Anthony will keep us posted on the cars transformation via this new thread.

Another GTV...YES, ANOTHER ONE!

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I'm very sorry to hear you had to let your baby go. Hopefully another will come into your life at a later time.
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I'm very sorry to hear you had to let your baby go. Hopefully another will come into your life at a later time.
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