New guy need floor pan help

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New guy need floor pan help

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I recently purchased a 1967 D100 as a project truck for my 15-year-old and myself. So far we are super grateful for the info in this forum. Our truck needs some floor pan work. I need somebody to point me in the right direction. I see that there are at least 3 places to order pans from. The cost varies considerably. Some seem to be more true to stock than others. My intention for this truck is just to get it into solid working order. I am not looking to do a frame up restoration and I'm not too concerned about being true to stock. I have general welding, machining and fabricating skill but I'm not a sheetmetal guy. I've never done any body work to a vehicle before. Could you all tell me the pros and cons for different floor pan options? So far I'm considering exline pans, Sweptlineparts.com pans or even fabricating my own...

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Exline parts are great. Sweptlineparts.com is no longer in biz. ]
Or drive down here to WC and buy my 67 cab that needs less work.

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Mdhoover wrote: My intention for this truck is just to get it into solid working order. I am not looking to do a frame up restoration and I'm not too concerned about being true to stock.
LOL! There are actually a lot of vehicles running around out there with patch panels made from old washers and dryers.
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I will admit that I was eyeing a 50 gal drum today with similar thoughts in mind... Tempted to buy a sheet of diamond plate and start fabricating.

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One of my Homemade Floor Pans came from a roof of a 1960 Chrysler that was junk. :lol: The metal used on "new" cars isn't as good OR as thick as older vehicles. I still have a big piece of ROOF metal from a 1950 Dodge that was junked.
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PwrWgnDrvr wrote:Exline parts are great. Sweptlineparts.com is no longer in biz. ]
Or drive down here to WC and buy my 67 cab that needs less work.
So..... You don't want to ship it to me, I gather.... :clap :joker

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Hobcobble wrote:
PwrWgnDrvr wrote:Exline parts are great. Sweptlineparts.com is no longer in biz. ]
Or drive down here to WC and buy my 67 cab that needs less work.
So..... You don't want to ship it to me, I gather.... :clap :joker

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U still want it John? Even with that killer cost of crating and shipping?

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PwrWgnDrvr wrote: U still want it John? Even with that killer cost of crating and shipping?
There are always east coast rigs looking for something to
bring back. A lot of the northeast guys run the NYS Thruway
and our warehouse is probably a half mile from it. :Thumbsup
PM me the linear feet measurement and your crating charge.
Who knows?.... maybe we can do this again for old times sake
before we're too old to bother with crating, shipping OR receiving. :lol: :lol:
Maybe you can fill it up with a couple of front fenders. :dance
If you'd rather not.... no worries. :Thumbsup Has this been rained
on since I saw it in person? :joker

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