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blkcorvair · 07-19-2011, 07:14 PM

Looking to get some pics posted of what others have done to brace the cabs when you've done a full floor replacement. Im looking to remove my cab from the chassis this weekend and hope to have all the braces in place first..

Thanks

squirel · 07-19-2011, 07:26 PM

I only have pictures of when I replaced individual floor pan's they did not have the full floors when I did mine but it might give you some ideas. just click on my build page below.

blkcorvair · 07-19-2011, 08:59 PM

Wow that was a great photo albumn. You replaced all the floor panels I would have to. Once a saw my rear crossmember was as bad as it is I decided to axe the idea of trying to make 6 patches fit together and weld solid and opt for making one big one fit.

squirel · 07-19-2011, 11:51 PM

That would have been my choice to if at the time they sold the entire floor. I had to patch a couple spots on the rear cross member and as you can see in the pictures I a had a pretty big hole to patch in the roof also lol

Portmod7 · 07-28-2011, 11:25 AM

Not sure if this helps or not. I thought I had some better pictures, but can't seem to find them right now.

I made some plates that bolt-in at each door hinge mount, and a plate to replace the striker plate(correct term?) at the rear of the door where it latches. I connected the two hinge plates with a piece of square tube, and then triangulated two pieces of square tube from the hinge plates back to the striker plate. I did this on both sides. Then I bolted in x-bracing across the cab.

The goal of my replacement was not to disturb any of the paint on the outside of the cab, and I didn't want to weld my bracing to the cab in any way, that's why I tried to make it all bolt-on.

I'm not sure if I did it right, wrong, whatever. I think it worked out pretty good, although the cab is still sitting just like you see in the pics, only with a new floor, front cab corners, kick panels, and some small floor patches forward of the new floor I got. I haven't put the doors on yet, or had it back on the truck. But with the replacement floors built the way they are, I think if you can get it in there, and in the right spot, I don't see how you could have any issues.

Hope this helps!

07-19-2011, 07:14 PM	#1
blkcorvair Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 787	Getting ready to remove cab floor Need Bracing Pics Looking to get some pics posted of what others have done to brace the cabs when you've done a full floor replacement. Im looking to remove my cab from the chassis this weekend and hope to have all the braces in place first.. Thanks

07-19-2011, 07:26 PM	#2
squirel Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: calgary alberta canada Posts: 198	Re: Getting ready to remove cab floor Need Bracing Pics I only have pictures of when I replaced individual floor pan's they did not have the full floors when I did mine but it might give you some ideas. just click on my build page below. __________________ In some foreign language "merge" means to stop and turn your head left. My build page http://67chev.shawwebspace.ca/

07-19-2011, 08:59 PM	#3
blkcorvair Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 787	Re: Getting ready to remove cab floor Need Bracing Pics Wow that was a great photo albumn. You replaced all the floor panels I would have to. Once a saw my rear crossmember was as bad as it is I decided to axe the idea of trying to make 6 patches fit together and weld solid and opt for making one big one fit.

07-19-2011, 11:51 PM	#4
squirel Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: calgary alberta canada Posts: 198	Re: Getting ready to remove cab floor Need Bracing Pics That would have been my choice to if at the time they sold the entire floor. I had to patch a couple spots on the rear cross member and as you can see in the pictures I a had a pretty big hole to patch in the roof also lol __________________ In some foreign language "merge" means to stop and turn your head left. My build page http://67chev.shawwebspace.ca/

07-28-2011, 11:25 AM	#5
Portmod7 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Aztec, NM Posts: 388	Re: Getting ready to remove cab floor Need Bracing Pics Not sure if this helps or not. I thought I had some better pictures, but can't seem to find them right now. I made some plates that bolt-in at each door hinge mount, and a plate to replace the striker plate(correct term?) at the rear of the door where it latches. I connected the two hinge plates with a piece of square tube, and then triangulated two pieces of square tube from the hinge plates back to the striker plate. I did this on both sides. Then I bolted in x-bracing across the cab. The goal of my replacement was not to disturb any of the paint on the outside of the cab, and I didn't want to weld my bracing to the cab in any way, that's why I tried to make it all bolt-on. I'm not sure if I did it right, wrong, whatever. I think it worked out pretty good, although the cab is still sitting just like you see in the pics, only with a new floor, front cab corners, kick panels, and some small floor patches forward of the new floor I got. I haven't put the doors on yet, or had it back on the truck. But with the replacement floors built the way they are, I think if you can get it in there, and in the right spot, I don't see how you could have any issues. Hope this helps! Attached Images



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