|
10-11-2018, 05:56 PM
|
#1 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Fargo
Posts: 379
|
New cab floor.
What company makes the best cab floors i've decided to fix my very rusty original cab. Truck came with rockers and a cab corner.
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 06:37 PM
|
#2 |
|
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: BY THE CAROLINA SEA
Posts: 922
|
Re: New cab floor.
I need to know this myself! Hopefully someone can help us.
__________________
FRANKENTRUCK 1981 Chevrolet C10 Shortbed Stepside GRANDTRUCK 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Longbed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=584617 PROJECT JIGSAW 1967 GMC C3500 GREAT WHITE 1986 Blazer M1009 454 engine w/700R4 transmission gas conversion |
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 07:53 PM
|
#3 |
|
Moderator
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Cherryville, NC
Posts: 2,204
|
Re: New cab floor.
The last three cab floors I have replaced were either Triplus 400-4067 from AMD (Auto Metal Direct)
or # 849220 from Tommy's Pickup Parts here in Shelby NC These things weigh in at 121 pounds... Other brands seem to come in around 112 for other manufacturers like LMC etc.. I put the difference down to gauge of the metal itself. Cant stress this enough... Build yourself a set of cross brace bars to rigidly brace the cab before you remove the original floor...think 8 way bars, across both door openings, cross braced, then front braced to firewall in three locations, and rear brace to back wall of cab in two locations. Cab stripped bare, cab off chassis and on dolly, cross braced, then on rotisserie, pivoting on cross brace points on door openings. I cut the entire old floor out leaving 3/4" of old floor in place, then drill out the factory welds by hand...lots of cold chisel work and panel beating flanges etc. Note: Most replacement floors are designed for column shift, low hump style vehicles....suggest if you need a high hump floor...do not cut new floor before its fully welded in place ! I have seen projects done without bracing....usually ends up with door openings wildly out of spec.... Good luck, hope this helps... 
__________________
Family and country before all others... 2006 Chevy Silverado (Daily Driver) 2012 Chevy Equinox 
|
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 07:59 PM
|
#4 |
|
Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Posts: 3,179
|
Re: New cab floor.
Woodall makes some good products. Their bed floor is a very nice reproduction.
Smitty
__________________
71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time 70 G20 Red-E-Kamp Conversion "I'm your Boogy Van" |
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 08:11 PM
|
#5 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Fargo
Posts: 379
|
Re: New cab floor.
Suppose i should add i need a high hump floor to.
|
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 11:04 PM
|
#6 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Champaign, IL
Posts: 1,397
|
Re: New cab floor.
I used a Woodall High Hump cab floor and got it from SoKY Classics in Bowling Green Kentucky. It's a pretty decent piece. There were a few issues with the toe boards closing the gap completely and the kick panels fitting the contour of the floor But overall it seems decent.
__________________
Baby Blue's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652776 Project 68's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post8442117 www.stonecolumnclassics.com Email: Josh@stonecolumnclassics.com |
|
|
|
|
10-11-2018, 11:07 PM
|
#7 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Champaign, IL
Posts: 1,397
|
Re: New cab floor.
Sorry about the sideways photos. I used odd pieces of scrap metal from work for bracing. The rear floor to cab mounts in 67/68 were spot welded to the back of the cab and make it easier to install the floor. Also having a high hump helps to center the front. I had to cut the floor for my transmission tunnel as well. Hanging the cab and dropping it out from the bottom worked well for me.
__________________
Baby Blue's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652776 Project 68's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post8442117 www.stonecolumnclassics.com Email: Josh@stonecolumnclassics.com |
|
|
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
Linear Mode
