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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 06:01 AM
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floor project-left-rear.jpg 15 3/4 wide at front 24 1/4 wide at bottom 1" lip on the left (rocker panel side, 2 1/2 in lip on right (trans tunnel) and it's 29" long,

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if ya need any more measurement let me know and I'll see what I can do.
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Old Dec 30, 2013 | 03:57 AM
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Thanks DT, very informative and detailed. I for one am looking forward to seeing the "finished product".
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Old Dec 30, 2013 | 05:18 AM
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Thanks DT, very informative and detailed. I for one am looking forward to seeing the "finished product".
me too!! I can barley move my legs from kneeling down on the concrete floor to weld the floor in...for all the folks out there that are going to try this, make sure you remove ALL the goo that the manufacturer uses to seal the panels were they are spot welded together, it is extremely flammable and will make your sparks fly even if there is a little bit left
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 11:16 AM
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Well the floor is done. FINALLY!!!
floor project-floor-repair-2.jpg

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I have to make new seat supports for it (front and rear), but at least the floor is in...no laughing at the welds, they ain't pretty but they work. I have an old Campbell housfield flux cord (probley 15 years old... the part were the tip goes is completely burned out) it's to old for using shielding gas. I had to put a patch panel to cover all the rust on the firewall, it was rusted 8" up the firewall on both sides towards the outside of the jeep. on a safety note, when welding that far up the firewall, keep in mind the inner fender wells are plastic and will catch fire, so make sure the jugs with water you have to put out the flames ain't FROZEN!!!

you can also see in the pic were the front a rear floor panels joined there is a piece of metal with surface rust, the floor panels I bought were long enough to just touch together so I just put a piece of 16ga metal over them and spot welded the two pieces together for support

seat supports are gonna be made from a steel load beam (the metal beams that go horizontally that the pallets sit on in Sam's club) in the front and 1/8 steel angle for the rear, they will be welded across the floor and to the uni-body, trans tunnel and inner rocker panels.

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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 03:52 AM
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NICE :thumb up: Due to my lack of welding equipment I'm going to have to pay someone to do mine. How are you going to finish it off? Monsta-liner? As far as the seat supports, if you decide against building them here are the part numbers:
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 05:37 AM
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Were gonna use a bedliner (top and bottom)and not put the carpet back in. thanks for the part #'s if they become to big of a pain to build that'll help a lot. I'd let ya barrow my old welder but that's a heck of a drive....lol

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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 03:46 AM
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Thanks for the offer, I have a buddy who will do it for whiskey and cigars. Please posts pics after you bed-line it.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by roadraje
Thanks for the offer, I have a buddy who will do it for whiskey and cigars. Please posts pics after you bed-line it.
bed lined it with dupli-color spray on bed liner. looks ok, but can see all the welds so put the carpet back in. here's. sorry the pic's are terrible.floor project-undercoat1.jpg

floor project-undercoat2.jpg

edit: it only took over night to dry, I put an electric space heater in the jeep to help it dry...no heat in the garage..it'd be July till it dried......lol, took 2 cans for the top, need to get 2 more for the bottom.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 01:51 PM
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I just want to add that the panels from Classic 2 Current only required slight modification to install and fit great. I had a few questions about the floor panels and a person from C2C emailed me back with in an hour. so a big shout out to C2C for making a great inexpensive product...made right here in the USA.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 03:48 PM
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Nice work had to do the whole floor in mine it was a pain! Pics in the build thread in my signature if you are interested in doing the cargo area
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Thekid320
Nice work had to do the whole floor in mine it was a pain! Pics in the build thread in my signature if you are interested in doing the cargo area
wow, ya did more than just the floor, nice work and good thinking of stiffening up the frame while you were there. excellent job, nice work.
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