Anyone done any floor pan repairs? I haven't seen any exact fit repair panels (big surprise there) for these trucks, just wondering what some have come up with for repairs. I have access to a mig welder so I have a feeling I may end up getting some sheet metal and just cutting out a panel and welding it in.

 

most auto parts stores should have a body parts catalog and should be able to order you floor pans if you want them. maybe one day i should take a pic of the hack job that was done to the floors in my 81.

 

Maybe that hack job was me in another life. Lol. My foot went through the floor one day, so I cut out all the really bad stuff, riveted in some painted aluminum patches, painted it once installed, and then sealed it all up with fiberglass. Eh. It has held up so far for 6 months anyway.

 

I'll probably ending up cutting out all the rusted stuff and make it as squared off as possible, then make a cardboard template and cut a new piece out of sheet metal and weld it in. It's not actually the "floor" but the sloped part in front of the floor, kinda where the pedals are.

 

Hopefully that doesn't extend under the transmission.

 

Doesn't appear to, at least not on the outside. I changed the transmission last week and tool a look at it while I was under there. The bad spot is about 6" wide, and about the same tall. And it's not in a curve or any kind of complex shape, so I'm kinda lucky there. I guess to know for sure I'll be pulling the carpet up.

 

I used the JC Whitney pans and was happy. I trimmed it and screwed it in for a fast fix. They were real strong but a little off.I just found this place, Classic 2 Current Fabrication, and they have a real good selection of body parts. What I was really interested in were the back lower pieces between the door sill and the seat frame. I replaced mine with some tin from the hardware store. I wish I had found these first. http://c2cfabrication.com/store/inde...sort=4a&page=2

 

Wow, they've got some really good prices, and pretty much every body part you'd need. Thanks for the info!

 

Well, when I peeled the carpet back, it was a little worse than I expected. The carpet pad was holding moisture in between it and the floor pan, so the outside didn't look very bad, but the inside was pretty rusty. Unfortunately I'm on a near 0 budget and it's my driver, so I was forced to take the budget way out and fiberglass it. The crack was L-shaped, about 6 inches wide behind the pedals, and about 6 inches long where the trans tunnel meets the floor. The tunnel part wasn't completely rusted through, but on the verge.

So, I knocked out all the loose rust, glassed 3 layers on the inside, and 2 on the outside. Primed outer and inner, painted outer and inner (2 coats), and picked up a couple cans of undercoat. 1 coat inside, 2 coats outside. If I get a year out of it, I'll be happy because by then I'll be able to afford to fix it right. But honestly, it's hard as a rock right now, and I encapsulated the affected area with alot of material, so hopefully I'm good to go for a while. BTW undercoat is on sale at Advance, reg $5.49 per can, now 2 for $7.

 

I bought my driver side replacement floor pan from Raybucks. Check out there website Raybuck.com they have lots of stuff for our trucks, I paid $41 for mine and I welded it in. But make sure your cab crossmember is in good condition too its the one that runs from front to back, both sides will have it I had to fab a new one, mine was rotten!. Im also doing a full resto I had the cab off the frame and up on its backside so the floor was facing out. Good luck