I cleaned up the floor – it it messy with thick tar under the carpets. I think I will leave the rear area as it has protected under the cross member very well.
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The new floor is 69.5 cm from the front so the cross member will sit over the join which will make it look today and gives me a little satisfaction that I took the decision to take out the cross member as I only looked up the size afterwards. The rusty floor goes to 65cm so I will have 4.5cm of spare.
Lungs full of dust and spattered with tar it is time for a shower 😀