body work on a 75K25.. body guys...

malibu795

malibu795

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the floor is gone mainly round the the door area... both sides and full rocker pannels back side of front ffenders... soem of this can be had new fro reasonable price..

alot of steel can be had new form LMC/goodmark

need to get something done before this winter.. main becuase its my winter vehicle...

i have a little 110v mig but think that will be to big..
while back ran into a guy restoreign adn old 60s benz.. he found some adhiesive that he glued the patch panels on with.. naturally he cleaned the areas and prepped then glued and rivited the stuff to gether..

think about doing the same...

need advice... :)
 
1lowdiesel

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ahhh didn't know you were talking floor pans lol.

i'd also say weld them in, 0.23 is perfect for sheet metal work.

if you check your local sorta-fit part place they can usually get the same stuff for much cheaper than LMC.

OR you can go to a junk yard and cut the stuff out yourself. this way it'll be the same thickness as stock, thus making it easier for you to weld to. that's a little more entailed though obviously.

OR if it's that far gone maybe getting a whole new cab for $200 bucks might be an option.
 
Big Block 88

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I'm a huge fan of LMC and used them for alot of my 87 V10 Chevy parts. Thye price is great and the parts are a near perfect fit. Certi-fit pretty much suck ass from my experience on 88-98C/K trucks the bumpers fit good and that is about it.
 
1lowdiesel

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oh i've used LMC before as well and they do fit great. but i've found that for a little less the cheapo's don't fit all that bad.
 
Big Block 88

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I think it has alot to do with the variation in pieces from certi-fit. I have a budy who uses them all the time and his parts always seem to fit nice. But I have not had good luck myself.
 
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I'm going to say a big NO to straight CO2, it makes much more spatter and burns hotter....not the kind of stuff you want when welding thin stuff. A good tri mix will work well, I have also used 92% argon 6% CO2 2% O2 with good results. Just make sure you run short circut and not globular or spray tranfer....in other words keep the heat down and the wire speed up:)
 
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malibu795

malibu795

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heres some pist of majority of the stuff that need fixed. srping hanger is towards the top of the list....

how does on go about replaceing the hanger with OEM rivets.... cut and bolt new stuff on or what?
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