tin experience
- marklein
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tin experience
Has anyone here used tin from C2C fabrication. Looking at getting floor pans and 1 rocker. Their product ok?
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Re: tin experience
I would venture to say that they are the same as the other cheap ones where they do not have the dimple for the cab mount.
If you want a great product I would go with Exiline (Kennydrives) on eBay.
If you want a great product I would go with Exiline (Kennydrives) on eBay.
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Re: tin experience
Been looking for rockers and steps for my 71. Found a set at **NOT ALLOWED**. Cost of 50.00 each for a total of 196.00 shipped to my door in Kelowna British Columbia Canada. Looks like a good deal. Any one used these parts? How was the fit? Thanx Mark
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Re: tin experience
He was one of the founding members of this site. I've never used any of his products so I can't comment the quality. I also believe he gets them from another source.morbert wrote:Been looking for rockers and steps for my 71. Found a set at ---.com. Cost of 50.00 each for a total of 196.00 shipped to my door in Kelowna British Columbia Canada. Looks like a good deal. Any one used these parts? How was the fit? Thanx Mark
Re: tin experience
I believe all of these outer rockers/steps from the various vendors are amorbert wrote:Been looking for rockers and steps for my 71. Found a set at ---.com. Cost of 50.00 each for a total of 196.00 shipped to my door in Kelowna British Columbia Canada. Looks like a good deal. Any one used these parts? How was the fit? Thanx Mark
"good" [not excellent] fit but do require a bit of additional forming/bending
to produce a good finished product. This observation comes from reading
fellow member's comments over the years. I do believe these parts
are a thinner than original gauge steel too.
John
Re: tin experience
I used both C2C floors and four rockers / steps on my crew. The floors are definatly not correct for a resto and some of the bends on the top are not really done. There is a crease line where they should be though that helped. The edge that goes next to the tunnel has a ~ 1/2 lip folded up vertically and the step side has it folded down. I did get the floors in to where I am not embarrased to show people but it took some doing. The steps were fine but I spent a long time trying to use bondo to form the end of the bumps on the steps they are just rolled all the way out and not closed.
I am building a nice daily driver not a correct resto so they worked for me. I also had to put my son in private school so cost is a large factor and these are the cheapest I could find.
Kurt
I am building a nice daily driver not a correct resto so they worked for me. I also had to put my son in private school so cost is a large factor and these are the cheapest I could find.
Kurt
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Re: tin experience
Thank you for all of the replies. So who sell the best rocker and step and other replacement panels. I am collecting parts I need so I can rebuild the truck this winter. Thanx
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Re: tin experience
As Shawn(Wally 426) stated : Exline ( kenny) has great stuff.
- marklein
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Re: tin experience
I am not doing a full on resto either. Just going to be a nice daily driver. Last time I made my own floor pans, time consuming to say the least. If I have something to start with other than a flat piece of tin, it gets me a lot closer. I am not opposed to modifying to fit, I expect that to an extent, especially at the 50 dollar price point. Thanks for the insight.
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Re: tin experience
If that's the case, then go for the rockauto floor pans.marklein wrote:I am not doing a full on resto either. Just going to be a nice daily driver. Last time I made my own floor pans, time consuming to say the least. If I have something to start with other than a flat piece of tin, it gets me a lot closer. I am not opposed to modifying to fit, I expect that to an extent, especially at the 50 dollar price point. Thanks for the insight.
Re: tin experience
The rock auto pans are from c2c.
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Re: tin experience
I know, but they are cheaper through rockauto.kurt wrote:The rock auto pans are from c2c.