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replaceing my rusted floor pans on the drivers side, with sheetmetal and Plexiglass?

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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Default replaceing my rusted floor pans on the drivers side, with sheetmetal and Plexiglass?

I've seen this in a few motor t vehicles, a small plexiglass window that when going up steep hills you can see obstacles/ up the other side.
The plan is to buy 1/8 Plexiglass and basicly cut to fit on the frame rails closest to the door.and right under the brake and gas petal. Than weld everything in than place then bolt the Plexiglass to the fram.
Or say screw it and do the whole floor with Plexiglass. What yall think I've never seen i Done and I think it can? give me feed back.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Good old J-ville, the only thing i miss is the movie theater and the Paycheck. You know those MP's at the gate everytime you go through? I was FAPped over to them. ****ty job.

Anyway, back you your question. It's hard to see down by your pedals when your head is down there. I would just do metal, plexiglass doesn't have the strength, although it'd be cool if you are at Topsail beach driving in the water. With the metal Fab shop on base and there cheap metal prices, and access to tools, i would just do the floorpans straight metal.
Just my suggestion. When do you EAS? jc.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Mp's jobs are crap on base.
Since I've got a base pass right now and my buddy farmerjohnson is over there everyday I will probly do that.
But...
As far as EAS.
Im still a poolie. I ship to mcrd Parris island in Nov.
I just spend time on base alot with family/ friends, and to go to the lejeune gym
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Actually that ship date is still in the air could be sooner than that.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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Tu Chet. Yeah, being a gate guard sucked. I was a mortarman, much better IMO. lol. What are you going in for? Yeah, the Lejeune metal shop there is pretty sweet for the price of stuff. Other than that... not much is stuff i miss. lol
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Haha 0331
My dad was one so I kinda followed his foot steps.
Haha. But yeah im going to the metal shop tomorrow. Maybe pick up some dimond plate.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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mortarman- 0341. lol. 0331 is a machine gunner, my buddy Tom was one. haha.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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Lol I did mean 0331:P
any who going to the recruiters again today. For another IST and pt session
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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Ohh... I see. read that the other way... lol. Good Luck.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 09:46 AM
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You wont be able to see much of anything.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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lol yeah I was in there today and if I gave the jeep a glass bottom I wouldn't see much.=/
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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I drove with no floors at all. Kinda lame.
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yeah. Im probly just going to fix. Than switch gears to doing removable doors.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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Awhile back I saw a Sami withthe windows like you are thinking. Also had extra wheels...

Looked pretty ugly.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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samis are kinda ugly to start with. Almost as bad as a geo tracker. Lol
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