New floors thread..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I am finally starting my new floor installation and am doing this major surgery as a 1st timer hope to have all this finished up by monday but we'll see how bad the rust is underneath the floors... BTW this is the first truck I have ever seen with bondo on the floors the p.o. was a dumb azz.. Here the pics from today didnt get much done as I ran out of cut-off wheels(note to self look before you start)

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Check out the p.o.s patch work all of it was coverd with bondo... The sheetmetal that surrounds the bolt that holds the body on is pretty much gone..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Notice the bolts in the t-case crossmember is gone the other one did not even have a nut on it??? Anybody ever seen a brace like the one bogger welded to the inside of the rocker box???? Is the support on the bottom of the floor section I cut out factory or so p.o. add on???

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks like I gonna need to fab up a front cab brace also.. The rocker boxes are in great shape and only have a hole in the rear flat section about the size of a half dollar so far s o good..

[71RestoRod]

That should keep you busy for a while. Sure will be way better when you're done! Question is, what kind of shape are the front cab supports in? Please keep us posted with the progress!

The 'Z' shaped support under the floor is factory... as is the rod that's welded in diagonally in the torsion box.

[Joe67]

Lots of work. Im holding out for the full reproduction floors due out in a month or so

[blazerparts]

Looks like fun.

[Classic Heartbeat]

We just went through that same repair on my 2 wheel drive Blazer. Just take your time, leave the top on and it will turn out great!! WES

[Rokcrln]

It sure is fun to see what the PO has done for repairs before you. The Crew cab I am doing was filled with fiberglass where ever the PO found rust. I would rather deal with bondo, little heat for a tortch and it pops right out! Are you getting into your rockers at the same time or just the floors?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Progress is cool

[raggedjim]

Those pictures make me wanna slap somebody!

Good luck and keep posting progress pics.

Rg

[Medicanman71]

Originally Posted by WES

We just went through that same repair on my 2 wheel drive Blazer. Just take your time, leave the top on and it will turn out great!! WES

and if you don't have a top????

Good thing i don't have to replace as much

[vtblazer]

Done by Monday huh?

Why is it that the P/O's never seem to get it right?

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Not sure if I am gonna do the rockers or not they seem pretty solid no progress today sprinklers for the house were on the todo list ..

[nathan_454]

which patch panel do you need to get to get the lip that runs along the bottom of the door? is it the rocker? or the floor pan?

EDIT: the lip that the seal goes on.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I believe that is on the rocker pannel patch..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Hey kurt its monday and the floors are no where near done ha ha ha... Here are a few pics from today worked on it for about 2 hours or so this is not a weekend job if you want it done right I guess..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Got lots of work done today but have some questions for those of you who have done this work before... Heres a few of the pics from 2day.. Looks like I am gonna have to break up a new floor brace..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Check out that killer patch job by the p.o. on the bottom you can see the bondo(who the hell puts bondo on the floor boards??? Pyle of sheetmetal cut out.. Atleast the rocker boxes look good..

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Heres the only rust in the rocker box,very easy fix.. Is this plate needed to be welded to the floor comming off the bedfloor??? Anyone have good pics of how this should attach?? It is solid amazingly. Should the lip on the patch pannel go underneath the rocker pannel or stick up like it does here?? The lip I am talking about is the one my finger is on??

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Hey kurt its monday and the floors are no where near done ha ha ha... Here are a few pics from today worked on it for about 2 hours or so this is not a weekend job if you want it done right I guess..

Always the way...

Great progress, keep going!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Heres where I have a few questions... Do blazers have the inner backing plate like a truck does?? Or is that what is included on the floor patch pannel?? Kurt you planning a vacation to oregon anytime soon?????

[Blizz]

That's exactly what I'm going to have to do to mine. Thanks so much for the pics, it gives me a better idea of what I'm going to have to do. The front cab supports look really accessible from the top. That's good to know because I was considering taking the tub off to get to all of that. What did you use to cut the floors out?

[Blizz]

Originally Posted by Joe67

Lots of work. Im holding out for the full reproduction floors due out in a month or so

wow, where did you hear about this and where will they be available from?

[Blizz]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Heres where I have a few questions... Do blazers have the inner backing plate like a truck does?? Or is that what is included on the floor patch pannel??

that's pretty much my question too. i've read that with the blazer replacement floor pans, you don't need the inner rockers. which part on that replacement floor pan would be considered the inner rocker? i already bought some inner rockers like the ones frenchblue has posted, can i still use them or are they just scrap at this point?