My 76

[oldblue1968chevy]

ive done it too but thankfully i wasnt injured..

[GMC91]

Yeah, your lucky, I havent been able to work on my truck at all since. But I have been making some progress on Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition remix lol.

[oldblue1968chevy]

^lol whatcha got problems with (minus eye), the rocker pannel?...

[GMC91]

Well, Im bout to give up on the damn floors. Im just not that good of a fabricator to do metal work. And I dont know anyone who does metal work. The way I would end up doing them, they wouldnt last long. For one, I dont know how to get all the rust off the cab frame were the floor is welded too, and there are several other areas that I cant get the rust out of. Two, my floors will look all jacked up and have gaps were I couldnt get the metal to line up at. So guys, I just dont know what I need to do at this time.

[GruntMoanCough]

Lay the new floor panel in and post a pic.

[oldblue1968chevy]

will will work on your truck thru internet lol hey somebody pass me something to drink lol

[GMC91]

i really bout lost it today lol. GruntMoanCough I will do that first thing tomorrow morning. I guess the thing that is giving me the most trouble is Im feeling a little pressure right now to get the truck done. I have to have it painted and driving again by August 1st. I just dont know if Im gonna make the dead line.

[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.

[GruntMoanCough]

First off, I suppose, is to clean up the rust on the cab support, that plate, etc. like you mentioned earlier. Maybe scrape off the loose rust and dirt on these parts and use a rust converter on them.
With your floor pan in place (clamp the inner rocker piece to the rocker bottom flange), go underneath and mark where the cab support, floor support and the plate are. Also, mark the flange and the top of the rocker where they meet the inner rocker potion of the floor. Then drill 1/4" holes for plug welds and weld the floor panel in. Pics, to help you see what I mean.....

[GMC91]

Alrighty, I did what you said and marked the supports for the spot welds. I went ahead and cut off the front part where it bends up at since it will be easier for me to just make the with one peice.





Now can I just lap weld these? Or do they have to be butt welded? The reason is cause the floors will be covered by sound mat and carpet when done. And I will one day to a complete frame off restomod on this truck.

[GruntMoanCough]

1. Quit cutting your new floor pan. lol
2. Lap welds are fine.
3. I don't see any holes drilled, pics attached. (bottom pic is to show where the lower rocker flange meets the inner rocker part on new floor pan)

[GMC91]

Well I was just making it a little easier on me sorry lol. ANd I got the lines marked, just aint drilled the holes yet.

[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.