The86manche Posted August 24 Author Posted August 24 And then finished up the floor pan and set it in place to mark where to clean up for welds. Oh and the seatbelt brace too. And thats where I leave things for tonight.
A-man930 Posted August 24 Posted August 24 I love it. Sorry if you've mentioned it already, but what is the supercharger you're going with?
The86manche Posted August 24 Author Posted August 24 11 hours ago, A-man930 said: I love it. Sorry if you've mentioned it already, but what is the supercharger you're going with? The supercharger is a fageol supercharger.
A-man930 Posted August 24 Posted August 24 10 minutes ago, The86manche said: The supercharger is a fageol supercharger. Wow. That's an odd bird, right there.
coheed Posted August 24 Posted August 24 15 hours ago, The86manche said: Knocked that out real quick. Just a heads up, I would also get the rest of the seam sealer off of your firewall to check underneath. Almost all of the seam sealer on my truck was hiding rust and rot. Might be easier to do it now that you're already doing the floors. And if there's no rust you have the peace of mind
A-man930 Posted August 24 Posted August 24 3 hours ago, coheed said: Just a heads up, I would also get the rest of the seam sealer off of your firewall to check underneath. Almost all of the seam sealer on my truck was hiding rust and rot. Might be easier to do it now that you're already doing the floors. And if there's no rust you have the peace of mind I was thinking the same thing.
The86manche Posted August 24 Author Posted August 24 6 hours ago, coheed said: Just a heads up, I would also get the rest of the seam sealer off of your firewall to check underneath. Almost all of the seam sealer on my truck was hiding rust and rot. Might be easier to do it now that you're already doing the floors. And if there's no rust you have the peace of mind Yeah i know you're right. I just don't want to rip down ALL that thick seam sealer lol.. such a mess and a hassle. But I will. The plan will be I will weld in the new floor pan and then rip doen the seam sealer. Just so I can keep the crap out of the unibody rail, cause I'm tired of cleaning that out too haha
coheed Posted August 25 Posted August 25 15 hours ago, The86manche said: Yeah i know you're right. I just don't want to rip down ALL that thick seam sealer lol.. such a mess and a hassle. But I will. The plan will be I will weld in the new floor pan and then rip doen the seam sealer. Just so I can keep the crap out of the unibody rail, cause I'm tired of cleaning that out too haha Totally understand that lol. I feel like I cleaned out my frame rails multiple times because I didn't think about that ahead of time.
The86manche Posted August 26 Author Posted August 26 So much closer to the floor being a permanent feature! Spent tonight wrapping up small jobs that needed to get done. Seat belt brace! Burned in both ends. I was not impressed with amcs quality here. The brace is only welded to the floor. So I added a few tacs to the unibody for a more solid and permanent fit. Previous owner had put an online fuel pump in the truck way back when the 2.8 died and put in a 3.4. It worked. But also looked like he went through several online pumps over the years. And left several holes. Didn't need to weld them up because they were blasted and epoxied but I wasn't a fan of them. Cleaned. Filled. Ground. And touched up.. no wonder this project is taking so long... Final touches here. Sanded. Cleaned. And black enamel. If this truck ever rusts again.. it won't be in my lifetime. From here, ive got some seam seal to scrape. Some spots to clean for weld. And a few spots to address on the floor pan and then its getting welded in. Hopefully this week.
The86manche Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 Would you just look at it! The key parts full floor section was a pretty damn good fit. There were a few areas that needed some persuasion but we got it there. All in all.. 10/10 would buy again. key parts floors are pretty damn good.
The86manche Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 And some more motivation! I am so not looking forward to all the grinding I'm going to have to do. I also still need to weld around the trans tunnel but i cut a spot a little short so i may have to trim more and make a patch. the floor brace will be going to work tomorrow so i can epoxy it and from there... more drilling..
A-man930 Posted Saturday at 10:55 PM Posted Saturday at 10:55 PM If you don't already have one, get an electric file belt. It'll make the grinding less annoying.
The86manche Posted Sunday at 03:13 PM Author Posted Sunday at 03:13 PM 16 hours ago, A-man930 said: If you don't already have one, get an electric file belt. It'll make the grinding less annoying. I actually have an air powered one! It does make grinding less of a hassle, especially on angles spots like against the rocker.
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