Any made there own floor pan?

[jkade]

The PO on my blazer did a fine job of hiding all the rust in the floors. It needs front mounts, inner rockers, patch panels etc. I just went ahead and cut the whole passenger side out. The plan is to build my own floor out of sheetmetal. My buddy has a break so bending it up will be no problem. I went ahead and ordered the front cab mounts, rockers, and the inner rocker that has part of the floor. the plan is to install the new parts and then build the floor. I hated to spend the $ to by the one piece floor and have to cut the center out for my trans. I will build my own skeleton out of some tubing that will provide the strength I will need.

Has anyone else built there own floor from scratch?

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by jkade

The PO on my blazer did a fine job of hiding all the rust in the floors. It needs front mounts, inner rockers, patch panels etc. I just went ahead and cut the whole passenger side out. The plan is to build my own floor out of sheetmetal. My buddy has a break so bending it up will be no problem. I went ahead and ordered the front cab mounts, rockers, and the inner rocker that has part of the floor. the plan is to install the new parts and then build the floor. I hated to spend the $ to by the one piece floor and have to cut the center out for my trans. I will build my own skeleton out of some tubing that will provide the strength I will need.

Has anyone else built there own floor from scratch?

thats what we did before they came out with and the reason they came out with the panels. We did a complete floor on a 1941 ford in 1968. I hope he has a good Brake

I must say you are ambitious

[Hart_Rod]

Are the floor braces the same as the truck ones? If so, I've got a nice set of rust free front and rear floor braces I cut off of a parts truck. LMK.

[jkade]

Originally Posted by mbgmike

thats what we did before they came out with and the reason they came out with the panels. We did a complete floor on a 1941 ford in 1968. I hope he has a good Brake

I must say you are ambitious

I really had no choice about doing it this way unless I wanted to spend around $400 for the truck floor and then cut it up. It is going to be a undertaking, I had to do a lot of cutting of the floor pan because I am running the t56 and the motor is rasied up a bit. Add on top of that the rust issue this seemed to be the right choice

[jkade]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Are the floor braces the same as the truck ones? If so, I've got a nice set of rust free front and rear floor braces I cut off of a parts truck. LMK.

My braces are in good shape, it is everything else that is bad I am not sure if I will reuse those braces or do something different.