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Mar 19, 2010 | 10:22 AM

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question about floor pans.

is there any difference in quality between dennis carpenter and carolina classsics? i see flashback100 sells them also. prices are similar but don't know if quality is the same. i would take a guess the same company supplies them to everyone. haven't heard much good about LMC though.

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Mar 19, 2010 | 10:50 AM

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I got mine from JC WHitney and they were much thinner than stock. SO I used the smallest piece possible to retain the most of the priginal floor possible

Mar 19, 2010 | 11:23 AM

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Understand D.C. produces there own sheet metal products, not certain if Carolina Classic purchases from them or uses another source, am sure another member will know. Intend replacing floor pans in passenger vehicle and check a number of sources and found the material can run from between 18-21 gage, with 21 being the thinest. Suggest contacting suppliers and inquire then go for the closest gage to original as possible. Learned a lesson in purchasing a set of rear fenders for the 65 from Ford parts supplier in So Cal, found the material was about as thin as a beer can, regret not inquiring first.

Mar 19, 2010 | 12:04 PM

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It will be the same part. DC makes some parts that CC & FB sell, CC makes parts that DC & FB sell. Not sure who make the particular part but they distribute to each other.

Buy from the one with the best price, bet it will be the same.

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Mar 20, 2010 | 09:09 AM

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thats what i need to know. thanks.

Mar 20, 2010 | 09:49 AM

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sgettin

I got mine from Tom at Flashback f-100s and they are thick steel they have a coating on them and,

they also had a sticker on them that says ( Tabco ) .

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Mar 20, 2010 | 10:56 AM

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sgettin

I got mine from Tom at Flashback f-100s and they are thick steel they have a coating on them and,

they also had a sticker on them that says ( Tabco ) .

Wally Womack

this pbly gonna be a dumb question but what is Tabco? best guess on my part would be the manufacturer. hopefully not tiawan?