My 76

[GruntMoanCough]

That's cool......I'll be around if you need some help. Deadlines suck.

[GMC91]

Alright, thanks agian. If I can just get the floor done, the rest of the truck is easy.

[GMC91]

Alrighty, I just woke up bout 20 mins ago, so here are the pics GrunMoanCaugh asked for.

This is what Im starting with, got all the rot cut out.



I out the floor pan, lined it up with the rocker(where the curve part meets), here are 3 different pics for ya.

Looking straight down



Looking towards the kicker area



View from the outside



Any help or a walkthrough would help me a TON.

[oldblue1968chevy]

keep it up man!! maybe i can bring you mine when your done.....

[GMC91]

Alrighty, got a pretty decent up-date for ya'll. I got my driver side floor pan finished. It aint pretty in the least bit, but they are in there and they are strong.

This aint the finshed pic, I will get that tomorrow.



And this is were I sliced my knuckle today.

[Rollinsqrbdy]

The floors looking good pal.

[GMC91]

Thanks man, really apprciate the comments considering these floors have been the hardest thing to do truck related so far.

[oldblue1968chevy]

floors lookin' good!

[Scootin 81 C20]

That floor looks good. Before you put sound mat on it and carpet, put a layer of "Lizzard Skin" down to help cut down on heat.

[GMC91]

What is lizard skin?

[oldblue1968chevy]

i think its like a bedliner sound deadner..check out the paint and body thread i started a thread about putting bedliner on the floors, somebody said something about lizardskin in there i think,,may be rong lol

[GMC91]

Here are the finished pics of the floor pans.

[oldblue1968chevy]

im happy for ya man! both sides done??? whats next lol? looks GOOD!!!!!!!

[GMC91]

yeah, both sides are done. Thank god lol. Next is to get the filler work done on the cab and then prime it.

[GMC91]

I need some help on what I should do. Here are some pics of were I welded the rocker panel and I dont know how I should smooth it out. Should I just use filler? Or what?









I could live with the door jam part not being smooth, but the outer part that people see needs to be perfect.

Also, what should I do about these two areas, its the passenger side door jam. I fixed the rust in the area, but the metal is pitted. Should I just leave it alone or should I fill it with something? And if I should fill it, what should I use to fill it with?

[Scootin 81 C20]

The holes in the rocker, I'd weld them up because if you use filler, 5-10 years down the road it'll crack and be worse than you are now. Just my .02.

[54Caddy]

Keep welding them over man, you dont want any gaps in your weld for the filler to crack or even get moisture in. Keep welding them then smooth them out by a little grinding and sanding them down

[GMC91]

Thats what I was gonna do, just wanted to make sure that was the right ting to do. And as for how long it last, I only need it to last 5-7 years, I will do a frame-off restomod on the truck then. Thanks for the replies, guess Im gonna go weld now lol.

[54Caddy]

hahah get to it man and dont just mickey mouse the stuff because you will do a frame off later, as i always say do it the way you want it the first time because times after that itll just be tare down. One big thing i say is go big or go home when i buy stuff ahaha..

[GMC91]

I aint trying to cut corners on it just cause one day I do plan on a full on restoration. I just need to get the stuff done quickly cause I got 1 month to get the truck painted.

[54Caddy]

Well get your a$$ off here and get to work ahahahaahha..

[GMC91]

Kinda hard right now, everyone is asleep and I am missing part of two of my fingers thanks to the grinder...Not much, but it cut into me a little.

[GruntMoanCough]

Well, Hi there! back online, I was in internet jail for a while. I was looking for a vacuum hose diagram, clicked on a link and all H-E-Double hockey sticks broke loose.
Glad to see that you managed to get your floor together. As for the rockers and door jambs, if you think that your welding is solid and strong, you can use a premixed fiberglass (like I posted earlier) as a first coat to help seal out moisture.

[GMC91]

I just went back and kept welding and grinding till I got a nice sold weld all the way across. Im almost ready to prime the cabg and paint the doors jams, then I can finally hang the doors and fenders again.

[GMC91]

Here is where I am starting at this morning. Im hopeing to be hanging the doors by Tuesday.









I do got a question about my doors. Do I need to paint them, then hang them, and then put all the window stuff in? Or in what order should I do this?