BigRedTruck
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gremlins are attacking my truck at night.
A bit of a joke for those who know the gremlin’s origin. But really if you check my pics the floor is rusting out. I lifted up the floor mat and this huge crater like indention was there. Sorry about the outside shot. My digital is really sensitive to movement. I will try to get a better one up. Is there a plate I can replace or is this serious bodywork time?
http://community.webshots.com/album/145659707qxcgxl
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6772FordFseries
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Re: gremlins are attacking my truck at night.
I don't think I've ever seen a Ford pickup that didn't have rusted-out floorpans. Water comes in either at the base of the windshield or through unsealed holes in the firewall where it then runs down the inside firewall and pools up on the floorpan and slowly eats away at it. I've probably also seen every redneck "fix" to this, from plywood to riveted-in metal stop signs. Those methods might keep your feet from dragging the pavement for another year or so, but when rust starts, it can't be stopped...it all HAS to be cut out and replaced with good metal. In this case, you'll need to get some replacement floorpans, cut out all the rusty sheetmetal and weld in the new floorpans.
Go to the Links and Resources page here on the site. You'll find links to many suppliers of Ford sheetmetal. The first four on the list (LMC Truck, Dennis Carpenter, AutoKrafters and Mac's Auto Parts) can get you almost everything you need when restoring/repairing a Ford truck. All four have free catalogs that I'd highly suggest getting your hands on, so you can see what is available and how much they'll cost. Floorpans themselves are inexpensive (about $40/side).
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NM5K
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Re: gremlins are attacking my truck at night.
Water comes in either at the base of the windshield or through unsealed holes in the firewall >>>>>>>>>
On mine, the worst place was the upper seal of the windshield of all places...Mine had leaked every time it rained. I would see a puddle of water drops on the floor under my brake/clutch pedals, and many times running down the side cowl areas where the fresh air vents are. I had thought mine was mainly the seams inside the vent grille area in the firewall area. I tried all kinds of things to find the leak, but none really seemed to work well. Then I talked to the guy I work with who has a 74. He had a major problem with water leaking in the top of the windshield, and rusting the roof area near the windshield gaskets. It was actually leaking down into the seams of the rubber gaskets. So I decided to look at mine. The gaskets "looked" ok, and normally I would not have thought they leaked. But I decided to run a bead of clear silicone along the top gasket anyway. Guess what? My leaking has nearly stopped cold. I no longer get water on the floor when it rains hard, and no longer see the tailtail rusty water stains running down the side vent area metal. So anyone with a pesky water leak that seems hard to fix, might wanna check their windshield gasket. Mainly on top, right below the drip rail of the roof. MK
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