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I feel the pain you speak of my friend!!!!! I have a couple supports that are just....gone......

I hand formed all this flat steel in multiple are's on the floor pans. In the top image you can see one of the supports rotted away....that will be next.

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Passenger side floor isn’t as bad as I thought. The driver side tho‍♂️. Someone has been in here before. There’s a hole cut out above the body mount bolt.
 

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It appears as tho water has been leaking down on the driver’s side. I’ll know more after I cut the cowl off
 
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I'd bet a Benjamin it's leaking between the firewall and cowl seam due to failed seam sealer.
 

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Just trying to fit the pieces together.
 

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Just trying to fit the pieces together.
Do you have a rotted sill under the floor there? That’s a piece it may pay to get in a new panel since it’s a structural piece, but you could fab something if you’re skilled I suppose. Kinda hard to get the load bearing aspect and he door frame to be rigid without that piece it seems sadly.
 

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I’m going to fab up a piece to replace that hole in the seat riser area. Trial fitting everything now
 

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I’m going to fab up a piece to replace that hole in the seat riser area. Trial fitting everything now
I mean the piece that runs forward to back under the floor and also the one that cuts across from the center if I’m remembering correctly. They have a rectangular box look to them about 4 inches wide about 4-5 tall I think
 

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The cab braces and support like these?

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I’ve cut those out and have them mocked up into place. As you can see they were shot! Lol
 

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