Frame rust

[AMBMike]

Keep an eye out for cracks and carry on. It looks to me like that will go years before you have any trouble.

 

[BC Placer gold]

Our IHI 2574 is a lot worse & yet I still see plenty of thickness remaining in frame rails. Can sure see the advantages of a single heavy rail….

 

[Acoals]

Decided against caulk, duct tape and stop signs . . .

 

[Truck Shop]

You could form most all of that in sections with a small pan break. Good to see you decided
to cut it out. Check your electrical and airlines for chaffing while opened up and any hoses
too.

 

[Willie B]

I've done several floors. Look to You tube for pick sticks. I did a whole lot the hard way until I tried this method.

 

[cfherrman]

Stop signs alcan be bent by hand, you will have a floor fast

 

[Acoals]

I am not looking for a fast floor, I am looking for a permanent OE grade repair . . .

 

[mekanik]

I have done a few floor rust repairs. I made cardboard templates of the pieces I needed and another with the angle they needed to be bent at then took them to a local sheet metal shop. It took the guy a few minutes to make them while I waited.

 

[westerner]

I am CAD (cardboard aided design) certified.

 

[crane operator]

I'm surprised the floor support channels aren't all rotted out. Looks like a few flat pieces and you'll be good to go.

The rear bottom edge of the cab is where I see a lot of rust on those fords.

 

[HarleyHappy]

Cheapest floor material, is Realtor signs, or used to be.
Collect all you need, in just a couple of beers!

 

[BC Placer gold]

Nice job!

I cheated on our rusted out floor (drivers side bad due to salt on drivers boots). Sliced out rust, laid in several layers of fiberglass cloth/matting. Then cut sheet of aluminum as top layer for strength. But I have a feeling ours won’t be able to pass inspection due to double frame jacking….so likely just off-road use.

Not sure if my floor repair would pass inspection here….

 

[HarleyHappy]

I just paid 24 bucks to have my truck run through the Platinum car wash.
Trying to get all that crap off.
Wish there was a Georgia red clay road to drive down, up here.
Best rust proofing stuff, ever made. Can’t even get it all on a lift, with a pressure washer!

 

[Joe H]

I've done several floors. Look to You tube for pick sticks. I did a whole lot the hard way until I tried this method.

What is/are PICK STICKS?

Joe H

 

[Willie B]

What is/are PICK STICKS?

Joe H

only works on flat surface, floors are a series of flat surfaces. Cut stiff paper, cardboard, poster board to roughly fit your floor. Whittle a thin slat to a straight line one side, it comes to a point, then a very irregular shape on the other.
No need to record straight lines, only the points where it turns.
Offer the stick to the point of angle, trace around it. Move to the next, repeat.
When you have finished, transfer your pattern to flat steel, reverse engineer.
You have a good line drawing of the flat piece you need.
If you have a bend, repeat the process.

 

[DMiller]

Have rust jacking on old blue here, Not even considering rails for my purposes. Should be rerailed Single Frame and be done. Cab Floor and Crossmembers were all good as cleaned out and repaired inside. Worst to very rear and under fifth wheel table.

 

[Old Doug]

Decided against caulk, duct tape and stop signs . . .

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I want to replace the cab on my 1985 GMC pickup but i have a bunch of stuff going on so i am going to make some patch panels for now. I am looking for another pickup but its a deal finding anything very good.

 

[HarleyHappy]

Hard to tell in the picture, looks like a pretty clean frame.

 

[DMiller]

Hard to tell in the picture, looks like a pretty clean frame.

Considerable ‘Jacking’ shows as Gap ahead of slide table where what should be a demarcation gap at rear is almost solid with expanding flakes.

 

[DMiller]

These show a bit better asI changed Torque Rods.