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energiesource · 04-21-2008, 08:36 AM

My floor, rocker panels, kick panels, cab mounts etc are really rusted so im assuming it would be easier to buy the whole floor piece from tri-pro and do it that way instead of buying the rocker panels and all that separate and trying to fit them in. how hard is it to remove the current floor and how would i go about doing all of it? (+ install)
thanks

B52fizzle · 04-21-2008, 09:31 AM

post some pics so these guys can let you know how much you need to do, or if you need to scrap it and find a better cab.

**special-K** · 04-21-2008, 03:08 PM

The mainr thing will be keeping the cab "true" at the point of reassembly.Take lots of measurements.Measure a more solid truck,too,if possible.I`d lay it on it`s back and start cutting.Figure on some temporary bracing.One of the biggest things is keeping the measurement across the threshold.When just mounting up rockers it`s recommended to have doors installed.So,they should be mounted or a brace.
I`m sure once you tear into it you`ll get great support from these guys...you`re not alone when you have this site.

energiesource · 04-21-2008, 05:57 PM

thanks everyone
here are the points of most of the rust.

energiesource · 04-21-2008, 05:57 PM

Ol'Rover · 04-21-2008, 06:10 PM

ive seen worse (mine), but they all rust in the same place, my rust has progressed a little more, a set of new rockers and some sheet metal, you wont have to replace the whole floor tho, ill be watching this thread i want to see how hard this will be aswell.

energiesource · 04-21-2008, 06:12 PM

well the other reason i'd replace the floor is because its a high hump because it used to be a manual, but now its an auto and ill stick with auto, so the whole floor replacement from tripro is a low hump..i think, so that'd be better as well. just one less hole id have to fill lol
i gotta wait til i get the cab off to get it media blasted and stuff but if its not worth keeping and there is a better condition one in my area (which i doubt it) then i'll just go that route.

Ol'Rover · 04-21-2008, 06:17 PM

do you have any rust over the windseild or top of the cab, if you do...i may recomend looking onto a new cab. How much does Tri-Pro ask for a full floor panel with supports?

energiesource · 04-21-2008, 06:20 PM

the full floor panel is like...$450 or something.
there isnt rust anywhere else but in the kick panel and the lower part. but it looks like an extensive process just to put a new floor in. plus i need to shorten my frame so it would probably be better to find a cab in decent shame and a short wheel base frame for a grand or two.

Ol'Rover · 04-21-2008, 06:27 PM

look around for a cab, you can come by SWB frames pretty cheap, i got mine for $420, good condition cabs can get expensive unfortunatly. I looked into it the day after i got the truck home, when we actually got a goodlook at what was missing from the cab. I will be probably going the same route you are, but just small replacement floor pans.

msgross · 08-22-2008, 07:29 PM

I'm putting in a new floor from Tri-pro, old floor is coming out very easily. If you want to go low hump then you will need the firewall replacemnt as well. Might be better to find a good donor cab, I don't think the floor install will be as hard as a bunch of pathc panels, less welding for sure!

check my build thread for pics...

matthufham · 08-23-2008, 02:27 AM

my truck was the same and i replaced the floors, cab corners, pillars, rockers, and kickpanels myself when i was 14 and learned how to weld. is that a definition of difficulty?

04-21-2008, 08:36 AM	#1
energiesource Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 346	how hard is it to replace the floor? My floor, rocker panels, kick panels, cab mounts etc are really rusted so im assuming it would be easier to buy the whole floor piece from tri-pro and do it that way instead of buying the rocker panels and all that separate and trying to fit them in. how hard is it to remove the current floor and how would i go about doing all of it? (+ install) thanks

04-21-2008, 09:31 AM	#2
B52fizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blanchard oklahoma Posts: 95	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? post some pics so these guys can let you know how much you need to do, or if you need to scrap it and find a better cab.

04-21-2008, 03:08 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? The mainr thing will be keeping the cab "true" at the point of reassembly.Take lots of measurements.Measure a more solid truck,too,if possible.I`d lay it on it`s back and start cutting.Figure on some temporary bracing.One of the biggest things is keeping the measurement across the threshold.When just mounting up rockers it`s recommended to have doors installed.So,they should be mounted or a brace. I`m sure once you tear into it you`ll get great support from these guys...you`re not alone when you have this site. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-21-2008, 05:57 PM	#4
energiesource Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 346	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? thanks everyone here are the points of most of the rust.

04-21-2008, 05:57 PM	#5
energiesource Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 346	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor?

04-21-2008, 06:10 PM	#6
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? ive seen worse (mine), but they all rust in the same place, my rust has progressed a little more, a set of new rockers and some sheet metal, you wont have to replace the whole floor tho, ill be watching this thread i want to see how hard this will be aswell. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

04-21-2008, 06:12 PM	#7
energiesource Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 346	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? well the other reason i'd replace the floor is because its a high hump because it used to be a manual, but now its an auto and ill stick with auto, so the whole floor replacement from tripro is a low hump..i think, so that'd be better as well. just one less hole id have to fill lol i gotta wait til i get the cab off to get it media blasted and stuff but if its not worth keeping and there is a better condition one in my area (which i doubt it) then i'll just go that route.

04-21-2008, 06:17 PM	#8
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? do you have any rust over the windseild or top of the cab, if you do...i may recomend looking onto a new cab. How much does Tri-Pro ask for a full floor panel with supports? __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

04-21-2008, 06:20 PM	#9
energiesource Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 346	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? the full floor panel is like...$450 or something. there isnt rust anywhere else but in the kick panel and the lower part. but it looks like an extensive process just to put a new floor in. plus i need to shorten my frame so it would probably be better to find a cab in decent shame and a short wheel base frame for a grand or two.

04-21-2008, 06:27 PM	#10
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? look around for a cab, you can come by SWB frames pretty cheap, i got mine for $420, good condition cabs can get expensive unfortunatly. I looked into it the day after i got the truck home, when we actually got a goodlook at what was missing from the cab. I will be probably going the same route you are, but just small replacement floor pans. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

08-22-2008, 07:29 PM	#11
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? I'm putting in a new floor from Tri-pro, old floor is coming out very easily. If you want to go low hump then you will need the firewall replacemnt as well. Might be better to find a good donor cab, I don't think the floor install will be as hard as a bunch of pathc panels, less welding for sure! check my build thread for pics... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

08-23-2008, 02:27 AM	#12
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: how hard is it to replace the floor? my truck was the same and i replaced the floors, cab corners, pillars, rockers, and kickpanels myself when i was 14 and learned how to weld. is that a definition of difficulty?



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