Body help
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Body help
I am thinking about pulling the body off my 1963 Ford F100 Unibody cause my floor is rusted out and now im thinking about doing a full resrteration. The passenger side is 2 in. lower cause of the body mounts. So i was woundering if you can buy a new floor or what should i do its not easiy finding a unibody.
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Originally Posted by FordF100man
I am thinking about pulling the body off my 1963 Ford F100 Unibody cause my floor is rusted out and now im thinking about doing a full resrteration. The passenger side is 2 in. lower cause of the body mounts. So i was woundering if you can buy a new floor or what should i do its not easiy finding a unibody.
Check with FTE suppliers on a new floor pan, you may also find patch panels.
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Carolina Classics stamps new left and right floor pans for the 61 to 64s. Model 66 (uni) and 81s(conventional) use the same basic floor stampings.
The cab mounts are also avalble through CC, other parts include the lower a pillar piece, door step riser, outer step.
Most parts are made by Rick and sold by everyone else.
A word of advice level the body on the frame then repair the floor from above. If the floors are gone chances are the torque box is also toast. When you try to lift it it will bend in half if this structure is as rotted as you describe. Typical for a rust belt uni.
Garbz
The cab mounts are also avalble through CC, other parts include the lower a pillar piece, door step riser, outer step.
Most parts are made by Rick and sold by everyone else.
A word of advice level the body on the frame then repair the floor from above. If the floors are gone chances are the torque box is also toast. When you try to lift it it will bend in half if this structure is as rotted as you describe. Typical for a rust belt uni.
Garbz
Last edited by garbz2; Jul 14, 2007 at 07:59 PM.
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