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#1085620 02/14/2015 11:30 PM
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Have any of you installed the full floor on a 1947-1953 Chevy truck. If so any pics or tips. How well did it fit and which name brand did you use.

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Get ready to remove and re-weld one hundred billion spotwelds (after 100 it seems like that many).
Also be ready to lose the integrity of your cab from removing the entire floor at once.
If the floor is that bad, I am guessing that there are other bad areas as well. I would fix those first.
For replacing the floor, I would recommend the following:
-I would suggest placing the cab on its back on a mattress, and then weld many braces to keep the cab from moving around excessively (it will likely still move somewhat).
-I would then tack it into place in several places around the perimeter.
-Measure diagonally across the corners to check for square.
-Then complete welding all of the spotwelds while it is still on its back.
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A body shop owner north of Nashville who specializes in restoring old Mustangs built a jig to position the body while he changes the floor pans. He stays booked ahead about 18 months because his work is so accurate. We had a similar jig for checking the frame on our round track cars during wreck repairs. Without a solid fixture to work with, it's almost impossible to get a good installation on a floor pan or other major sheet metal part.
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I had to replace full floor pan, both rear cab corners, toe board, strip along the rear lower cab that meets the floor ,all the pieces in the front cab corners. Indiana truck that most people probably wouldn't have saved. It was cheap and there was just enough to be able to save. I measured everything, welded in braces,started cutting. What a mess! I replaced the bottom sections of all 4 door posts first, then front cowl pieces. Full floor pan was next, then rear lower cab strip, rear cab corners( very hard to get right), last was new toe board sections which I made because it has ls engine and I am modifying the fire wall. This has been a slow process but looking pretty good. I am fitting doors now. They are working out well. Lots of hours . My truck is a 55 first series . That's why I saved it. Bought floor from classic parts because I couldn't find out if floor pans from other vendors included rockers. I found out after research that almost all of the parts come from the same place. I have bought a lot of patch panels from a dealer from Kentucky that attends a show held every year in Evansville ,IN (frog follies) very good show and swap meet, these guys have a large assortment of patch panels for these trucks, good prices

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What is the name and number of the guy from Kentucky?


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