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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: frogman68 on February 16, 2009, 02:25:34 pm

Title: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: frogman68 on February 16, 2009, 02:25:34 pm

Well what seems like an eternity I have the passenger floor almost done it is in and tacked just alot of welding left. I want to say Thank You to everyone here without your help I would of never got this far. Now that its done (almost) I think the driver side should go alot faster.

Had to replace the cab support the original was cracked at the support to the foot panel

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/cabsupp.jpg)

Here is the rear cab support

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/rearsup.jpg)

Forgot to take a pic of the rear floor screwed down put here it is tacked in

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/reartac.jpg)

Here is the front screwed down I think it took longer to screw it down then weld it in. I opted to cut a hole in the floor I will make a plate for were the body mount bolt goes

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/screwed.jpg)

Front Tacked

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/frontweld.jpg)

And the front grinded

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/frontgrinded.jpg)

The inner rocker came up higher than the outer rocker so I trimmed it down (used the old weatherstripping as a guide)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/weatherstrip.jpg)

Going back from the B pillar there is a gap that the floor doesnt cover. I think I am just going to run a flat piece from the B pillar to the rear part of the floor

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/floor/bpillar.jpg)

I got alot of welding left but my old bones have had enough for this weekend

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: Captkaos on February 16, 2009, 02:30:23 pm

Looks good!  Nice progress.   I spend Saturday afternoon hacking a 73 K5 floor apart.  I wast removing the rocker boxes off of it.

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: VileZambonie on February 16, 2009, 02:36:05 pm

Good job!

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: frogman68 on February 16, 2009, 03:43:13 pm

Thanks again guys I would of never got this far without your help

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: hotrod24 on February 16, 2009, 05:22:38 pm

good job man i hope i can do a job like that in the summer  ;)

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on February 16, 2009, 06:20:12 pm

Looks good, looks like a nice fit from here.

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: Blazin on February 16, 2009, 08:56:49 pm

Looks great. Nice to see the plug welds on top of the supports.

Title: Re: P.S Floor is in (sorta)
Post by: frogman68 on February 17, 2009, 02:13:06 am

Quote from: 78 Chevyrado on February 16, 2009, 06:20:12 pm

Looks good, looks like a nice fit from here.

Was a alot of cutting and grinding I didnt want to take all of the old floor out

Quote from: Blazin on February 16, 2009, 08:56:49 pm

Looks great. Nice to see the plug welds on top of the supports.

This stubborn old Irish man did listen who says you cant teach a old dogs a new trick :)