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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: 81ShotTCheV on May 20, 2006, 12:03:00 am

Title: floor panels rusting out...
Post by: 81ShotTCheV on May 20, 2006, 12:03:00 am
i have an 81 short wide and the floor panels r really rusting out.. my question is how hard r these to change...and r there any tutorials on this topic.....thanks david

Title: Re: floor panels rusting out...
Post by: 123 pugsy on May 20, 2006, 06:51:00 am
Are the rockers and cab corners also rusted? You'll need to cut away all the rusted metal to the point of where you have something solid to weld/screw/rivet to. How are the cab supports?

Click on the link to see some photos of a patch I did.It's a little extreme ,but you can get some idea.
s45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/123pugsy/?start=20

Title: Re: floor panels rusting out...
Post by: 81ShotTCheV on May 20, 2006, 11:44:00 am
the cab corners r fine but i figure i should go ahead and do it all so i have that piece of mind and i have the cab off the frame....the supports have no rust visible to me.....but the pics helped alot...i will just get the floor panels from this website....but yeah thanks pugsy

Title: Re: floor panels rusting out...
Post by: Blazin on May 21, 2006, 08:45:00 am
Put the sand blaster to it yuo might be suprised at the rust you don't have.