Advice needed on Floor

Gweiner · Dec 17, 2017

Hi Guys -

Cranking on the body work now. PO welded floor patch panels over original floor. Driver side has very small, minor rust hole, passenger side is fine but they welded in a patch panel on top of it anyway. Cleaning up a messy bondo job around the patch panels.

I bought a new one piece floor panel and intended to cut everything out and weld in new but second guessing it and really not sure I need to.

What would you do? Options as I see it:

1. Leave it as is and simply linex or raptor line the underside.

2. Cut it all out and weld in new floor.

3. Weld in new floor on top of existing floor and linex or raptor line bottom. Essentially 3 layers of sheet metal. Is that bad?

I know this sounds lazy but the floor is not as bad as I thought. Is it bad to weld another floor on top? Thinking it would act as a good sound and heat shield.

Appreciate people's thoughts.

nickgp · Dec 17, 2017

#3 is out for sure, you would be creating a nice place for moisture to collect.

Gweiner · Dec 17, 2017

Good point. Thats what's there now. Guess I need to not be so lazy and cut it all out...

half cab · Dec 17, 2017

Gweiner said:
Guess I need to not be so lazy and cut it all out...

Bingo.../\

bronkenn · Dec 17, 2017

I would think that if the original floor isn't that bad then just replace what is rusted. Sounds like most of it is still in good shape. Ken

Gweiner · Dec 17, 2017

Yep. I think that is the way to go ken. Will just do small pan where its rusted.

jmangi62 · Dec 18, 2017

After having replaced every single floor piece in my rig front to rear I would recommend just patch the small hole and/or areas that are suspect. I don't see cutting out good metal as a good alternative unless your going for some kind of concourse restoration. Jim ;D

lgdpt · Dec 18, 2017

I would cut it all out... You have a new perfect one.... you put that in the right way and its like new again.... Patches are a lot harder to make look factory. I always regret it later when I do something the easy/lazy way. Maybe that's just me...

JGbronc · Dec 18, 2017

I would cut out the patches, and only replace the rusty floor pan. No sense in all that work for very little rust.

Rustytruck · Dec 18, 2017

If you ever sell the truck the new owner will want to see new clean floor underneath not a bunch of rust holes and a bunch of suspicious excuses. Nows the time to do it proper.

Gweiner · Dec 18, 2017

Yep. Agree with you Rusty truck. Will cut out just the center section woth the holes and replace that but not the other sections that are in good shape.

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