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[Davidmt]

At some point my car has obviously been jacked up using the passenger floor pan or driven over a very large rock as there is a nice bulge there now.

 

I probably won't notice once carpeted - I hadn't until I removed the carpets but once seen!

 

I don't want to cause any further damage but was tempted to try and hammer it flat with a mallet - is that a good idea or just leave?

 

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[bpirie1000]

I would leave well alone......never know what you will unearth....

[Shooter63]

Commonly known as ping pong floors, you could try a shrinking hammer with a dolly behind it, but if you haven't noticed it before, I'd be tempted just to leave it, my Mk1 has one on the near side, sometimes it ping pongs when you get in/out sometimes it doesn't, sort of makes me laugh actually.

Shooter

[Spider]

I usually lay a timber over them and give them a few belts with a wooden mallet. Never come out perfect, but at least they are flat again.

[whistler]

Common occurrence in my rallying days of late 60's. Sunday morning bashing with lump of wood and a big hammer. There was no bitumen insulation of the floors back then liable to crack, just plain painted steel.

[coopertaz]

jacked up by idiot in past. you can knock back using hammer and wood but bitumen will crack away. can remove this and put dynamat on high parts of floor as bitumen seems to trap moisture to floor and rust

[sonikk4]

As mentioned, a club hammer and a decent block of wood and job done. Seen far worse and used the same method to deal with it.

 

The floor looks to be in fairly good order so hopefully this will be straight fwd to straighten.

[madalicesdad]

I bought my SPi Cooper brand new in 1992. Took it for the 1000 mile inspection and it came back with bent footwells. That was a Rover dealer FFS.
They fixed it by stamping it out with a size 10 boot. Yes. Really. On a two week old car.

Edited by madalicesdad, 11 March 2024 - 10:04 PM.

[coopertaz]

I bought my SPi Cooper brand new in 1992. Took it for the 1000 mile inspection and it came back with bent footwells. That was a Rover dealer FFS.
They fixed it by stamping it out with a size 10 boot. Yes. Really. On a two week old car.

another reason rover no more?!