HOW TO: One piece floor pan install

[boynton]

The bottom of the blazer pan is completely different due to the extra support that is needed to compensate for the removable top. There are two large "boxes" under the pan that are needed for the blazer that the truck floor will not have. I do not know enough about the blazers to tell you if this can easily be modified? ? ?

[NoDak_97]

Originally Posted by jlaird

This is going to be a thread I update periodically, so try to be patient with me

So...I bought this BEAUTY of a cab up here in the northeast where it like finding a needle in a haystack. Every bit of this cab is mint except the cab supports, and the usual rockers, cab corners, etc. Same ol song and dance. I thought this was a great opportunity to purchase Tri-pros new one piece floor. I ordered the floor, both sets of A and B pillar patches, kickpanel patches, rockers, and cab corners.

The cab is a 68 C-30.


Here are some closeups of the carnage:




I know what your thinking, " that floor looks pretty nice!" Yes, it was, but all the cab supports are gone, so instead of screwing with replacing all those, I got this:





OHHH, isn't she purdy!

So the first step I took was to brace this bad boy up. The more the better I believe. So I put two braces from the rear wall to the firewall, and then tied those together. Then I ran some across the door openings, and tied those together. Lastly, I ran two vertical braces to tie the upper and lower together. Hopefully this will do the trick. Other people I have seen do the floor swap only put the first two braces in from rear wall to firewall and they did not report any issues with movement, so I think I am all set.





After the cab was braced, the first thing I did was remove the rockers. This is the first time I've done any sheet metal work, so I was expecting this was going to be a....well you know. Anyway, the rockers came out real easy! I was pleasantly surprised. The first thing I did was clean off the area to find the spot welds, then I center punched them.

I'm doing this same project this winter, I've been looking at LMC trucks floor pan assembly, would you recommend one over the other? It's a 1968 c20
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[Nsanehotrodz]

You guys are making this way too complicated! 😂😂

[DD1]

Originally Posted by NoDak_97

I'm doing this same project this winter, I've been looking at LMC trucks floor pan assembly, would you recommend one over the other? It's a 1968 c20
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I purchased a complete floor pan from JEGS. It was the AMD brand I think. It was the best value I could find, and fit pretty well.