Floor Pans

[bigbry]

After finding a welder I found out my boss has dozens of cars and restores and works on them himself, and that he'll weld my floor pans for me (cost= 1 case of beer)........

Since I have to take out the interior I plan on spending the whole weekend in the Jeep (getting the interior lights to work while the wires are exposed)

My question to the group is what do you use to replace the floor pans?? I tried the local shops and Specialty Parts and the local Jeep dealer but nobody's heard of replacement floor pans for GWs......



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bigbry
1989 Grand Wagoneer "Old No. 7"
stock, for now

1985 Dodge Ram 150 Custom "The Big Red Machine"
restoring

Always working, never done!!

[somedaysuperjeep]

How badly rusted is it? If it is only minor you could repair the original floorpan with fiberglass filler, but if it is larger than say 6-8 inches across I would use a piece of 1/8 inch plate, just for insurance in the future, or if it is rusted out in the area where the mounting brackets for the seats are. I am happy with the repairs I did in my truck, it is strong enough to put weight on, and it was very easy, I cut out the rust cut the fiberglass mat to fit the area, then spread the fiberglass filler over the mat and let it dry, I did not sand it out after it was finished, because I rubberized the floor, and am going to lay down padding and carpet.

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Jonathan Landon
1973 J-4000 360 TH-400, dana 20, dana 44's

[andy d]

look for an outfit called veng i believe they sell body pieces for fsjs.

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'88 gwag,pure stock

[bigbry]

"sdsj"....I want to replace the length of the floorpans from the firewall to the rear seat about 4 inches wide (from the rocker panels in...........could fiberglass do this?????

andyd........where do i find this 'veng' place..interent or mail order???



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bigbry
1989 Grand Wagoneer "Old No. 7"
stock, for now

1985 Dodge Ram 150 Custom "The Big Red Machine"
restoring

Always working, never done!!

[WINGO]

Consider going to a salvage yard and cutting the floors out of another jeep.

You can do this yourself or some yards will do this for you for a fee.

Good luck!

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WINGO
Vineland, NJ
USA
1984 GW 360

[andy d]

unhhh,humunuh, humunnuh, veng, i saw the cover at a local,lessn 6 outlets autoparts store here in marshvegas. before that my buddy Dana had one in his shop.looking at that, i noticed they had fsj stuff. the catalog was pretty extensive. i figured that they'd be easy to find on the 'net, havent looked for them myself. ill give it a whirl after i clean up.i gather that they were an aftermkt outfit selling cloned bodyparts to body shops and parts stores etc.for what you wanta accomplish ( a 4" strip from the rockers in).would that it were that easy. that area needs some structural integrity. my 88 is gone in the same spots. that is where the body supports are, that is where the side of the body and the floor meet. its the same as the sills on a house.AMHIK. that pretty much rules out fiberglass. because there are parts in opposite planes to lend rigidity, these perpendiculars trap water and that starts the process of body rot. Jon Landon's recommendation of 1/8" stock wasnt bad either.

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'88 gwag,pure stock

[Wagthe78]

I got excited for nothing. I checked Veng, and all I found was a european manufacturer Veng International, that doesn't cover Jeeps.

Let me know if you find other FSJ body suppliers. They seem pretty rare http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/frown.gif

Since I have fenders and panels and rockers in the attic, I'm not lookin' yet, but you never know when you might run into another FSJ for a deal http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/wink.gif

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'78 wagon with 360,Holley TBI, 4-speed
"Built to Spin"
("to spin" as in "rotate motor",not as in "abuse Danas")

Open up the throttle and support an Arab!

[MonsterMash]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bigbry:
My question to the group is what do you use to replace the floor pans??

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I've heard that road signs work real well. Pretty near indestructible. http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif



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[Bob N]

Try www.raybuck.com (http://www.raybuck.com) (sorry, don't know how to make it clickable). That's where I got a rear quarter for my GW - $65 plus shipping.

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Bob N
84 Grand Wagoneer - a Work in Progress

[Bob N]

Disregard the last message - just checked, they list outer body parts but no floor pans. Sorry about that.

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Bob N
84 Grand Wagoneer - a Work in Progress

[DerJeep]

I just took galvanized sheet metal, cut it to shape and/or beat it with a rubber mallet to fit and then used sheet metal screws to attach. I used fiberglass on seams, sprayed alot of rustoleum top and bottom and then slopped a bunch of foundation sealer over it. That was eight years ago and haven't had any problems with it.

[bigbry]

Do I have to worry about structural intergrity in these places or can a just cut and weld???????????

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bigbry
1989 Grand Wagoneer "Old No. 7"
stock, for now

1985 Dodge Ram 150 Custom "The Big Red Machine"
restoring

Always working, never done!!

[DerJeep]

My seat supports and all body frame members were not rusted out. So, there was no problem with structural integrity.

I just looked at the raybucks site and they show "slip on" rocker panels. Mine are rusting pretty badly. Has anyone dealt with this?



[This message has been edited by DerJeep (edited November 06, 2000).]