Floor Pan Replacement - Quick, Cheap And Easy
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2020
- In my opinion the worst part of any restoration is fixing old rusty floors. I've learned a few tricks over the years, so I figured I'd try to share some tips in this video.
The project is an old 4x4 Square Body but the principles translate over to basically any car/truck in need of repair.
Typically floor repair is one of the cheapest repairs you can do to a car. Most floor pans are readily available to make the job easier. Also since it will be under the car and under the carpet it doesn't have to look great. It needs to be strong, seal out the vehicles exhaust and be properly sealed to prevent further rust.
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Fitzee's Fabrications is where I learned the tack and cut butt welding trick.
Yeah hes great
Yeah top man Fitzee.
Another Canadian, Fitzee's Fabrication, has some great panel install vids.
Hes a master
Dan: Should change your name to DD Pan Shop! Every vehicle that enters the hallowed walls of this tiny garage has needed floor work! You're a national treasure though, keep up the goid work, you're loved by all!😃😃😃
Easily my favourite channel - looking forward to the 56 content but then I am biased!
Thanks buddy
Pickup truck, real music, always heard you Canadians were polite, dream video for a Texan, thanks a bunch. Keep it up, blessings to you and your family.....
Tha ks randall. I appreciate the kind words!
Lives in Winterpeg... hates being cold. That's why I live in Jakarta.
I should be out fixing the floors in my Chevy. Instead I’m sitting here watch a guy fix his.
Haha get out there!
Education purposes is what I like to consider it .
Same here but just dont want to my square is to tall for garage door gotta put just rims on it to get in garage
Hey I'd love to be out there working on me and my wife's K5s but I don't have a welder or material. Hopefully I'll be getting one soon.
Used that Frost king insulation in two of my cars. Works great and the right price.
Sweet! I have high hopes
I contacted Iron Trap Garage and told him you were looking for a header for your Model A. I hope you don't mind...Trying to help you, sitting on the sidelines. Like your show.
Thanks buddy!
Love how its going and what can I say that someone else hasn't said... I will be smarter tomorrow, thats what I keep telling myself.
Definitely going to be a worthwhile struggle when that ole girl is finished. You hate floors if I remember correctly. Lol. Thanks dd speed shop!!! Tell Dani I said “what’s Up!! Need a song from her
Haja i hate floors but im always doing them
Hillbilly music.... Waylon Wire would love it! Dan you are the sheetmetal maestro.
Haha I should get some Waylon going in the background
I'm sure Waylon would approve. He loves you kids!
Floors look great. Also, it’s nice to have an 8’ dumpster at your disposal! Gotta love a pick up
Love the long bed
Yes the floor pan for the left make life easier... Rights looking good... Keep up the good work..
Dan that is one of my favorite things ever. Fixing up an old pick up truck. And not to be a show truck. A fun beater with a heater. Keep it up. Thanks for the fun show.
Yeah maybe a winch and some decent tires. Then use it as it was intended
Floors look Great!...& Rancho shocks good choice I had those on my 1999 Dodge 4wheel Truck
Nice job dan, trucks looking good
I put two wheel cabs on 4wd frames just gotta have a 2inch body lift to clear the transfer case and tunnel works good
Stick with chevy. I love my 88 k 3500 reg cab 350 turbo 400 410 rear . Keep up the good work.
Nice looking floors, Dan!
Gonna be a nice truck when it's done. Good job on the floor dan
Love that ol' Square Body! I have the same wheels on my 69 C10 except they're 6 lug.
Love em
You must be livin right to get both loose great job
The cold and snow, only skiers could enjoy it.
Reshaping that passenger floor pan to fit will be a task.
The floors look real good!
Dan, I'm with you, I HATE THE COLD!!
As you say tho, meh, I deal with it.
And so it goes.
Thanks for sharing. Nice when the Mig serves as a bonus space heater in the Land of a 100,000 chills. Best to you and yours.
Haha so true
the floors look great. i hope that insulation works for you. that truck is going to be sweet.
Yeah im optimistic
Keep the video's coming guys, best entertainment on youtube
Much better than the "Flintstone" mod the truck had before. Sound matting should make a world of difference too, truck coming together nicely.
I was shocked how bad the floors really were haha
That was a lot of work he did on the floors ///////
The floor's looking good .
A nice job on the floors, keep up the good work we’re all watching
Thanks man
I always learn something new in your videos.. With floor repair I keep thinking..work from the top.. How can I weld this from above..overlap is ok. Just seam seal the heck out of it!😉
Yeah as long as its strong and sealed you should be just fine.
Great job dan
You can use the sound detener with the rug with backing..works great, I did it with the falcon
Nice
The floors look great Dan.👍
i love the way you share plans with us before you get started, i used to think you were procrastinating but now im on board , keep going Dan, you make it look so simple
Thanks buddy!
Brother JD on tv refereed to holes in the floor as felony holes,lol,a place to get rid of your felony’s when getting pulled over.
Haha
Good decision on getting the other floor pan to make it a lil easier for yourself . Cheers
Full Flinstones floor!
🥇🏆
It’s coming out good Dan
Dan your a beast 💪🏁 you get things done !!!
Dan is a Hero repairing that trucks floors.
DIYer tip on welding with gaps, metal coat hanger is your best friend. Use the same way as a tig filler rod. Cheap or free. People doubt the strength of it, I had to trail weld some camber adjusters on a rig a few yrs ago. All we had was coat hangers and some guy had a cutting torch. Long story short dude trail rigged for a couple more yrs and wrecked it pretty bad, everything else around the welds was torn or broke. Anyone else used coat hanger?? Great vids as always keep jamming away!
Dan like how you said hate the cold and the snow but like me live in a northern climate.you just take what it is .Nice to see you putting an effort in the box especially with winter about ready to drop. Nothing like having a good vehicle when mother nature starts throwing everything at you.be careful and be safe
Yeah you got to love an old square body. they made it forever they must not use as much salt as they do down here in Iowa
Right on
Your doing a great job! That truck is gonna be nice!
Just wanted to give you some insight on square body Chevy’s. I inherited an ‘86 from my grandpa. He bought it with 9,000 miles on it in ‘89. The floors rust out because the wing windows leak. The fix is either convert the window to a full roll up window (not an “original” repair) or order new window seals from LMC Truck or Brothers Trucks. They carry the upgraded window seals and locks that help keep water out.
Another thought, inlinetube.com carries replacement pre-bent brake line and parking brake parts. They are decently priced and the lines fit perfectly. I had to replace all the lines on my truck and it took about 1.5 hours to replace all the lines. They carry a large variety of years, males and models.
Truck looks great!
Direct fit my friend, cheers from wa
Yeah turned out pretty decent.
It's a sweet truck!! I picked up the 454ss yesterday and it died a half mile from my house. Thinking fuel pump.
Bummer! But sweet trucks!
@@DDSpeedShop it will live again!!!
That duct insulation is PERFECT for floor pans. Inexpensive, closed cell, formable!
Dealing with rust is no fun. Very satisfying when the repair is complete. Short time pain, long time gain. Floors look great.
I'm always dealing with rust haha
Always a pain doing floors, truck is turning out pretty sweet. Great job Dan!
Hi Dan. Floors look super. I've seen some cobble jobs, and this ain't one. Love those solid welds!
Thanks man
Nice job Bro. Shes coming along nicely. Great job on the floors.
Thanks man
Hey Dan, I bought floor mats for my 85 through LMC. They were "Husky" floor mats. Could have just ordered right from them. Anyway, they are great and your new carpet won't get wet at all.
Thanks for the tip! I'll look em up
Looking good brother hope you got some brackets for the alternator and power steering pump
No ps yet. Gunna have to get creative
Nice job, looks good in flat black like always 🥤
Not bad at all. Looks really good. Thanks for sharing. I hate being cold too. Just ask my wife. I say it all winter.
Looks familiar. I’m doing the same thing to a Ram charger
Wassup nice old truck
Thanks
" Clean the Grrage " perfect for a T-shirt.
Man those floors look great! Now have you ever looked into fluid flim for the frame, I have used that for years here in Maine and man it saves the vehicle from rusting. Now they have what they call woolwax it comes in black smells great and makes the frame look new. I just did my truck in it, I bought a gallon off of Amazon cost 60.00 us dollars a gallon. Check it out,might be something to get into places around here charge 150.00 to 200.00 us dollars a vehicle. Oh and don't forget Gun metal gray color for the truck when you paint it lol!
Yup a little undercoating. Then I'll probably bar oil it. Try to save it the best I can.
BEEN THERE DONE THAT, BUT YOURS LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN MINE, GEEEE NICE
nice work
You’re video’s are the best
Thanks buddy
Looks really good
get after it Dan, you make quick work of everything.
I try
Dan, I am afraid you picked the wrong place to live, if you don't like being cold. Lol thanks for the video and thanks for entertaining us
Great work as usual Dan
Looks good Dan! You make it look easy. I need to do some in my '76 F100, keep procrastinating it....🙄
Is there a group of people hording steering wheel horn buttons in Manitoba...? 🤣
Haha I hope I find one
Ping ping 😷" D IS IN THE HOUSE " perfect for a shity Sunday 😁😁 Thumbs up
Looks Stock great job 🖒🇨🇦🇺🇸
Great job with the floors. Love your comments -"cause I'm an idiot. Story of my life". Funny stuff. Sounds like myself.
Hahs thanks
Awesome work Dan. Thanks for sharing your Garage Time with us. I always look forward to your videos.
The floors look great! Need to try your hand at reupholstering that seat!!
I got a roll of duct rape haha
Nice touch with the hillbilly music.
Sweet
every body mount I have taken apart breaks
The square body looks good
Haha yeah I lucked out on this one.
Yup👍👍
wish i was young again like dan is
Great Floor Show. Like how your obsessed with making it look right. N Nobody likes the Cold.
Nice work! Your very good at welding!
Thanks for giving me something interesting to watch on a Sunday night Dan! Just finished a bunch of rust repairs myself. Another great video! Keep them coming! Thumbs up!
Sweet! What you wrenching on?
I agree with you Dan Rick and his guys at Old Time Garage do beautiful work . His former body man Dave is gone I guess there was a problem between them but they never said why he left. I don't know if you watch Coldwarmotors but he just did a custom metalflake paint job on an old van plus all the body work, what an artist he is.
few years ago the aftermarket offered body bushings that lowered the body, and a set that raked the body, by gradually reducing the hight of the
the bushings from rear to front.
Hockey Puck Dan brought me here
The floors are looking good nice job. You stuck with it and push throw it pays off. Don't forget to rest up brother take care👍
U know it.
Hey Dan it's looking good man love them square bodies big block was the way to go man going to be one badass truck man but hey idk if u have checked him out yet but fitzee's fabrication on u tube this guy is a metal fabing son of a gun I've done a lot of metal Fab in my life as a job and my toys lol but this guy is got so many tricks of the trade but yeah man if u ain't already check him out
The floors turned out great
Box truck is looking good 👍😊
Can't wait to get to work on me and the wife's k5s, I figured while I'm waiting to get a welder id go ahead and watch every video I could find, every little bit helps, nice work man.
Looks great. You don’t like being cold? Man, you live in Canada. Here in my part of Australia, a cold day is about 13 degrees Celsius about 55 Fahrenheit. You guys are super resilient over there. Love your channel, man.
Thanks mick! Yeah im not a fan of thr cold
Yes, dealing with the winters in Northern Canada sucks. I was born Canadian and like everyone else I deal with it. Earlier this week it was -7 C. I purposely did work outside without a jacket in order to acclimate to the colder weather coming. Halloween is usually cold and snowing in Northern Alberta.
@@47kb8 wicked, mate. I only saw snow once and didn’t think it was a good idea. I have a lot of respect for you Canadian residents. Stay safe.
Can't wait till you start that 56 dan you give me a lot of good pointers noooooooo gasser you already have the 55 😂 keep up the good word and videos 👍🏼
Yeah 1 gasser limit haha
Well done, walking thru a muddy field comes to mind but you made it worth while. Nice and tight and installated!!
Don't believe I ever watched somebody weld floors into a square body while listening to "Reuben's Train".
Thanks for the video it'll help me with my truck I just picked up a Chevy just like yours except it's stick shift and I have to do the floors plus the rocker panels 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Good job..good channel!
Nice video, I'm working on 87 square body too. Mines a factory 454 with a whopping 235hp. It is taking forever to get it done. Though I'm really enjoying working on it. My dad bought it new and now I get to rebuild it. Keep the video coming!
Nice. Low hp but big torque is pretty sweet haha
Looks like a good fit
OTG! He’s awesome! Used the same patching technique on my 65 barracuda. But it is a rotisserie car. Done lots of floor pans, mostly with flat metal i form as necessary. Worst is grinding welds after. Lots of noise,compressor runs lots.
I like the galvanizing primer after patching.
Rick uses rust convertor too, canuck tire carries it. I buy 6 at a time.
Yeah one day I'd like to do floors on a rotisserie instead of jack stands
@@DDSpeedShop hoist is nice too. Best investment i ever made. 4 post. My biggest money maker to date.
Nice fit Dan!
Looks great man can't beat that