srt44116

So I went to the steel yard today and got a full sheet of 18 gauge steel, and 12 feet of 2x6 3/8 tubeing.

I came home to the jeep and began removing the floors, but being carfull not to cut the unibody rails underneath.

Here are a few pics of what I have started.

Trev1006

Im gonna make some sliders soon too, you cutting out your rockers or just putting them underneath?

srt44116

I will trim the rocker so it sits flush with bottom of door, weld it. Then at supports to the unibody rail. Just haven't figured how I'm going to tie it into the front fender area?

Trev1006

Im not real sure on mine, I may just form some 1/4 stainless and screw it to the rockers with some nice looking ss flatheads

Trev1006

Maybe similar to this but stainless, maybe like 3/16. 1/4 maybe be kinda unnecessary.

Trev1006

Im not sold on this style though, it seems like it may cause my rockers that are rust free to rust out. It would hold mud and moisture behind it unless i silicone them on along with the bolts.

srt44116

Yea I can defiantly see that style rotting out ur non rotted .

Trev1006

If I put alot of silicone behind it, it shouldn't let water behind it.

9greenmachine8

3/8?!?!?! Holly overkill 1/8 2x6 tube weighs 6.6 pounds per foot so 3/8 is going to be 19.8 pounds per foot which means u just added 238 pounds to your jeep

srt44116

Yes all they had was 3/8. And I got 12 feet. My slip from scrap yard says its 113 pounds for 12 feet. So about 50 per side isint to bad.

mcoughlin

Replacing the floor sucks. Three day job for me, and worst part is that it was my daily driver so every night I had to put the drivers seat back in and drive it with no floor. Its pretty loud.... Haha. I used 20ga for mine so urs should work great. I welded mine where i could but used self tapping screws for the frame rails and other spots then just cut the off on the bottom. I used spray on bed liner which was a mistake and sealed everything with marine silicone (also a mistake). Mine isn't too bad right now though

srt44116

I guess I am going so weld everything sold because I dont want to use any sealer on it. And I just doing to bed liner floors and put seats back in.

Trev1006

Juse my .02 a lil sealer is good over the welds. It will protect from rust and be sure you have a water tight seal. Im a certified welder and sometimes its hard for me to get a water tight weld. My dad builds hot rods and has since I was young. I know it will sound hillbilly, but he actually switched from seam sealer(which is what you are supposed to use) to HD liquid nails years ago. And we've torn his cars apart 15 or more years later, and under the liquid nails the welds looked bran new. if you smooth it out with a wet finger it looks stock and will seal it up forever. Nothin worse than redoing your floors, going wheeling, and getting muddy water in the first time. The bedliner is good, but if water comes though the floor from the outside, it can actually seperate the bedliner from the floor. Then it will peel up like a sheet! So be sure to hit those welds with a little bit of sealant.

Jordan1996 ZJ

definatly agree, X2

Heres what i did

srt44116

Liquid nails is a great idea, way better than that seam sealer putty . I will be sure to do this when I'm done welding.

I am going to be buiding a small hand beak so I can easily bend the metal where need be. I will have pics tomorro when I begin building it