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Look up TP Tools they have anything auto body related you can imagine. From inexpensive to fancy professional stuff, invest in a couple of quality hammers if you take care of them they'll last a lifetime.
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More fun with fixing Bubba's patches. There are patches upon patches in this thing. I did order a replacement drivers side floor pan from Walck's... don't tell the wife.





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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote masscj2a Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Feb. 2017 at 11:17pm
I hate it when you start a project, hoping for the best and finding the worse. I have been buying the HD Diablo wheels, but the red ones, not the cheaper blue ones. I know the blue ones are a tad cheaper, but only last about half the life span. I use to Harbor Freight wheels on my 14 inch cut off saw. They last forever. My 2 cents. That tub is coming along well, despite the cancer you keep finding. I looked at mine good prior to starting and found a lot underneath, so I only saved the top cowl and firewall. Everything else was new panels, but even that's a lot of work. Next time, its a new tub for me.
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I feel your pain. The Bubba was strong with my tub too. Under the tool box was no less than 9 pieces of metal - welded, bonded, screwed, bolted and covered with roof tar. I pulled a piece of the floor out that was an inch thick with layers. I probably should have gotten a new tub. But I'm in deep now. May as well just keep going....

good luck. Project looks good. 
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Thanks!
I picked up two ten packs of HF cutoff wheels today, I've already burned through two but I was doing some serious cutting.
I also got a price quote from a local steel fab shop for my rear floor section. $187 for 16g steel. Not bad
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Originally posted by 2t2-crash 2t2-crash wrote:

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I picked up two ten packs of HF cutoff wheels today, I've already burned through two but I was doing some serious cutting.
I also got a price quote from a local steel fab shop for my rear floor section. $187 for 16g steel. Not bad

Sounds high to me unless they are going to replicate the ribs in it for you
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No, just a rectangular sheet with the edges all bent down 3/4"
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Hmmm, I've bent a few pieces of metal in my time and you are talking about a $10.00 piece of metal and less than an hours worth of bending on it. As i said, the price is high to me. OK, add in shipping and it is still high without the ridges.
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If you order a replacement panel for the rear, unless you find a good deal, its going to be a lot more then $187. It will save a lot of time if you get one made. I think a replacement rear floor is between $3??.00 and $4??.00

Just checked Classic Enterprises, $385.00 for the floor panel and $85.00 for the riser, plus shipping which is going to be up there because of the size.

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I have a Makita 7" grinder that I put a cutting wheel on, it cuts about 10 times faster than the small one and the weight of it helps keep it stable. The only thing is that it doesn't always fit where you want it and you have to make sure you have a good grip on it.
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For your rear floor section I would get a second opinion.I bought a 4'x8' sheet of 18 gauge sheet metal for my side and rear panels for $100 at a sheet metal shop.Had my rear floor section made also with 16 gauge and had 6 hat channels three feet long made with 14 gauge at the same sheet metal shop for way under $180. Check your local sheet metal shop and they always have pieces of waste of different gauge at a good price .That what I do.

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Find a friendly metal supplier. I bought "drops" from when they would shear a sheet of metal for other jobs. Less than 1/2 of the price and the guys out in the warehouse might throw a few more pieces in to just get rid of them.
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My dad is up visiting and was a career Boilermaker (welder/pipefitter).
He and I have been busting our asses today cleaning and cutting out the driver side floor pan so we can replace it with the one coming in the mail tomorrow.
We were sharing one angle grinder till he got tired of sharing or waiting and told me to take him to Home Depot where he bought me another grinder, face shield and metal cutting blade for my bandsaw.

Sparks flying all over today.

He patched a hole in the firewall, it's amazing watching a professional welder at work... the Pops is in Heaven when welding and fabricating.
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As a jack of all trades and a master of none, I appreciate watching a professional (anything) at work, lol... if you simply pay attention, school is always in session- and it's so nice to have help that you dont feel the need to ride herd over ;)

Looking good!
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We got our Walck's driver side floor pan in today it's tacked in and set, serious beads and finishing comes next. Then fabrication for the passenger side floor pan begins.





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Looking good! I like your idea of suspending the tub like that. I may have to steal that idea. 
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I used 6 ratchet straps and I have exposed rafters, it's only a PITA when trying to adjust. The height, plus the tub will move and rock when working on it. Overall it's worked real well.
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Passenger side floor and surrounding area fabbed up and tacked in.




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