ElStopo
01-31-2007, 08:53 PM
Anyone seen this before (the crack and not the shitty repair job) and if so, what is the best way to repair it? I was thinking welding a piece of channel to the top and bottom to help support it.
By the way, I'm replacing the floor pan on the driver side as it it so it will be free to weld on.
Normal view:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8696/normalxj3.jpg
Close up:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/420/closeupni7.jpg
IronBenderII
01-31-2007, 11:11 PM
Cut it out and replace it with new floors. http://www.wildhorses4x4.com
Jesse Angel
02-01-2007, 06:49 AM
I found a very similar crack when I remove the floor board on 72. I bent it back welded it up and then reinforced it with some steel plate that sits in the channel and was welded every couple of inches for extra strength. Been 5+ years and no signs of the crack reappearing.
ElStopo
02-01-2007, 07:21 AM
Good to hear. Going to try your method I think.
welndmn
02-01-2007, 09:15 AM
Sweet brake pedal...... LOL
Yeah, I 'd clean up that cross support, and see if you can just clean it and weld it. If not WH sells some.
ElStopo
02-01-2007, 09:52 AM
Sweet brake pedal...... LOL
Yeah, I 'd clean up that cross support, and see if you can just clean it and weld it. If not WH sells some.
Gonna work on it this weekend and see if I can make it work before I go fork out the caish$$.
And yeah, the pedal is by far the best aftermarket item in my opinion :flipoff2:
BigWhiteStroke
02-01-2007, 09:56 AM
Ive already been down this road. Do yourself a favor and cut it out. What are those solenoid looking things on your floorboard?
ElStopo
02-01-2007, 11:31 AM
What are those solenoid looking things on your floorboard?
More crap that is getting cut out...
ElStopo
02-01-2007, 12:04 PM
Jeffs Bronco Graveyard has the replacement floor pan support for 27 bucks just fyi to anyone that is having the same problem. I'm gonna go that route.
broncojohn
02-01-2007, 11:21 PM
I bought the JBG supports and replace mine on both sides.
featherflicker
02-02-2007, 09:35 AM
Sweet brake pedal...... LOL
Yeah, I 'd clean up that cross support, and see if you can just clean it and weld it. If not WH sells some.
If you push that pedal when you want to stop I don't think you will get the desired results :nuke: :D
Proeliator
02-02-2007, 11:15 AM
Yeah, I 'd clean up that cross support, and see if you can just clean it and weld it.
It really depends on how rotten it is. Reinforcing it with some channel is probably a good idea. Glad to hear you are replacing the floor pan...I've seen some pretty ghetto eb fixes but as cheap as the replacement pans are to be had thats the way to go.