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there are some hidden surprises you will find like the cross members that support the foor will have started rusting there will be spots you think are thick enough to leave but are paper thin on my 79 bronco i had to replace quite a bit almost all the way to the back seat i have a picture of my passenger floor just need an email to send it to took me a while to figure it out because i used 14gauge diamond plate steel so i did mods to my floor and it turned out really good looking from what i think
Plan on cutting out more than you think. I've done this twice so far (and moved to Florida hoping to never do it again) and didn't have fun doing it either time. The first time I cut everything out with tin snips, a hacksaw & a torch. I wouldn't recommend doing it that way to anyone. My first time was an absolute hack job & I put the new pan in with about a thousand pop-rivets (yup, I'm the kid who was responsible for that and to whomever now owns that truck I truely do apologize), second time around I used a air-grinder and had someone weld the new pans in. The floor supports will probably look much worse from the top once you get the old pan out so don't be surprised but there really isn't much you can do about it, just be careful about how & where you cut & do yourself a favor & don't use a torch over near the fuelline (ask me how I know) Oh yeah, and if you're having somebody else weld in your new pans, DON'T and I can't stress this enough, DON'T drive the truck down there sitting on a milk crate tied to a 2x4 C-clamped to what's left of the floorpan, I promise it will take years off your life & give you bad dreams. don't let anyone call you a ***** & dare you to do it, it just isn't worth it. Be a ***** and use a flatbed, you'll be a happier more well-adjusted man for it.
