Epoxy is temperature-sensitive.  Probably take a long time to cure unless
your van  can be warmed.  You'd also want bare metal and dry to get a good
bond.

  The accelerator pedal is something I need to have a look at on my van,
too.  A moisture spot for sure.  I'm probably in need of preemptive repairs
there.
On Feb 7, 2014 10:41 PM, "SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )" <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> If you get professional grade two-part metal epoxy ..
> I get mine from a 'real' automtoive paint and body repair materials
> store ...
> I call this stuff space ship glue ..
> two clean pieces of metal bonded together with this stuff ..
> and it will NEVER come apart.
>  You have to buy the mixing gun/dispenser also, a one-time expense.
>
> I swear ..a six inch by six inc metal patch  bonded to the roof to the
> roof of the van with this stuff..you could lift the whole van with a
> crane from that patch ..it's that strong and permanent.
>
> it's perfect for floor repair. I like galvanized sheet metal there...or
> aluminum ..or stainless steel ...
>
> I have repaired jacking points on a mercedes car with it even.
> Not cheap ...but strongern' hell.
>
>
> On 2/7/2014 9:00 PM, JRodgers wrote:
>
>> The floor on Ol' Red rusted through at the rivet holes. Fortunately
>> there was enough metal there to put two of those sheet metal fasteners
>> in place to accept sheet metal screws. For the time being it's working,
>> but looks like I've got to have a piece of sheet metal hammered to shape
>> and welded in. not a fun place to patch. Body shop wants 300 bucks for a
>> bodyshop type repair.
>>
>> JOhn
>>
>> On 2/7/2014 10:46 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>>
>>> I had my pedal ( Doka) break loose 750 miles from home-used duct tape
>>> for
>>> the drive home-replaced at home w/ self tapping sheetmetal screws, IIRC.
>>> Detail is similar from splits to Vanagons. You can always change the
>>> sheetmetal screws to Max's detail when the weather is nicer?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:05 PM, Max Wellhouse
>>> <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 2/7/2014 9:34 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  The pedal came loose at the floor. ETKA shows pop rivets as the
>>>>> attaching
>>>>> fasteners. Can anyone verify this? (Pop rivets will make fixing it
>>>>> MUCH
>>>>> easier, but if they're threaded fasteners, I'll have to come up with a
>>>>> better failed fastener removal strategy than a punch and a BFH.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have hands on experience? (I'm going to be fixing this
>>>>> in a
>>>>> snowstorm. If I don't have to pull the frozen carpet, that would be
>>>>> wonderful.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>  My rivets failed several years ago in the midst of an Iowa winter. NO
>>>> fun to do cold.  I fixed it once and for all.  Took two #10 pan head
>>>> stainless machine screws and pooked them through the floor and used ss
>>>> fender washers and ss nylox nuts and you wil lneed a 2nd pair of hands
>>>> to finish the tightening sequence.  I was not going ot have this happen
>>>> again....
>>>>
>>>> YMMV
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DM&FS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tom Buese
>>>
>>>
>>