Ive been reading this forum for some time now and have really enjoyed learning from all of you who are way more experienced than I. Never registered because I didn't have anything to say. Well finally I picked up a 1950 1/2 ton of my own last month. And now I have all kinds of things to say.
When I first looked at the truck I new it would need a lot work. So far their has been a lot of surprises (good and bad). It seems I am fixing more problems caused by previous owners then by nature (Arizona truck, not to much rust). I thought the floor and toeboard were in good shape until I started removing the floor covering and found out the previous owner had torched the toeboad to fit a AMC 343 engine in it. He covered it up with tin siding and riveted it in. Anyway, now I need to replace it. The floors pretty shot too.
Should I buy a new patch panel toeboard or can I make one relatively easy? If I do make my own what should I be aware of? How should I brace the cab before removing whats left of the toe and floor board? I'm going to be carpeting so I don't need the original look. Also, I will be putting in a chevy 350 if that make a difference. Thanks for your Help.

Everything you know is wrong.