[Project]: Vented Floor.

Wybrow · 11-20-2008, 12:40 AM

Hey guys,

Ive owned my 93 Sonoma for about 6 months, lowered it the first day I bought it, about a week later bought some new shoes for it, since then Ive done a few little things, but this winter is time for surgery. The floor is rotted out on the drivers side, hence the project name, and Ill be swapping in a 350 sbc with a 5 speed manual transmission. Depending on how long that takes hopefully will be bagging and someday body dropping it. Anyways, this is what I started with this afternoon, dropped 5/6, running, driving and generally all there.

I removed the grille before the pics, just a stock chrome grille anyways:

Anyways, thanks for looking, comments are welcome regardless of positive or negative, and the motor should be out by friday night.

unclejames1 · 11-20-2008, 12:47 AM

is that black or gunmetal color? sounds like a good project!

any pics of the floor?

01cherryreds10 · 11-20-2008, 12:51 AM

That body is clean as hell on the outside. Keep us updated and remember the pics!

Wybrow · 11-20-2008, 12:52 AM

Actually, its a dark green, haha.

I get asked all the time if my black/blue/brown/grey truck is hard to keep clean. Id drives me nuts. I think next summer Ill get some license plates that say "itsgreen"

Ill grab some pics of the floor tomorrow night.

rebels10 · 11-20-2008, 01:09 AM

looks like a great start for a project. keep the pics coming.

Wybrow · 11-22-2008, 04:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rebels10

looks like a great start for a project. keep the pics coming.

Thanks dude, ran into some winter beater troubles the last day or two, so resuming work tomorrow again, for sure the motor will be out and pics will be up!

~~88 gmc s15~~ · 11-22-2008, 10:05 PM

Nice project

V8Blaze · 11-22-2008, 11:56 PM

damn, truck looks awesome. what size rims/tires you got on it

Wybrow · 11-23-2008, 01:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by V8Blaze

damn, truck looks awesome. what size rims/tires you got on it

Thanks, they are 17x8's with 235/45/17.

Innis · 11-29-2008, 12:34 PM

wow this thread sucks balls, what a moron, what a crappy truck, i bet the only fun thing on this whole truck is the owners manual in the glovebox haha

lookin good jeff

Wybrow · 11-30-2008, 04:39 PM

Innis, go fall down the ****in steps again.

Innis · 11-30-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by downdimedown

Innis, go fall down the ****in steps again.

easy there emo boy, why dont you cut your wrists again!

Wybrow · 11-30-2008, 04:44 PM

maybe I will?

K, Im going to work on the truck again.

Wybrow · 11-30-2008, 10:15 PM

Tore most of the rest of the truck apart tonight, heres what I get to work with :shock:

Started as this:

And then I really wanted to see the beauty of the beast, so I ripped and tore at it for a while and ended up with this

:

And sadly, this was my floor/kickpanel and firewall for all of summer 08. I would love to meet the guy that did this to his, now my, truck.

badmatt · 11-30-2008, 10:54 PM

oooooo she's a rotten one!

Innis · 12-01-2008, 04:15 PM

as i said before, that sucks jeff, but i know you can get'er back in good shape!

sadexcuse4s10 · 12-01-2008, 08:02 PM

**** that i'd find a new cab

dimerunner88 · 12-01-2008, 08:34 PM

that floor looks alot like mine,good luck on fixin it

Wybrow · 12-01-2008, 11:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sadexcuse4s10

**** that i'd find a new cab

I was going to go that route, but thats soooooooo not fun!

I-R-S-SONOMA · 12-02-2008, 08:40 PM

man this truck is gay, it needs to be lower, and i bet you cant fix it,cause your gay!, bet this jeff guy that looks like george castansa! haha oh wait, he does cause i shaved the top of your head bald! hahaha CASTANSA!

thenephilm · 12-02-2008, 08:45 PM

just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!...

Innis · 12-03-2008, 10:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thenephilm

just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!...

thats what i keep trying to tell him

bagged92 · 12-06-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thenephilm

just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!...

that sounds like a pretty damn good idea! lol nice lookin truck btw..

hope to see more progress on it soon!

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 01:39 PM

Some updated pictures, motor is out, picked up my 4 link from a local guy, and made my fuel door filler plate. It would be welded in but TSC is full of incompetent employees who have no ****ing clue how to open a frozen lock to get me a new damn tanks.

Pictures will be up tonight with bed off and most of the 4 link installed, have to wait til my axle tabs get here to do the lowers

MNbdblazer · 12-07-2008, 01:50 PM

that floor looks like it came from minnesota...gotta love salt

Nickle999 · 12-07-2008, 01:56 PM

sucks about the floor.

just bolt a stop sign in there xD

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MNbdblazer

that floor looks like it came from minnesota...gotta love salt

Even worse, Ontario eh!

Im not real worried about it though, should be a pretty straight forward fix.

Nickle999 · 12-07-2008, 02:03 PM

Forget the floor, and get straight to baggin that..
tub the front for 22's, and take out your AC, you wont' need it cuz of the floor.

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 02:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nickle999

Forget the floor, and get straight to baggin that..
tub the front for 22's, and take out your AC, you wont' need it cuz of the floor.

Ive honestly been thinking about tubbing the firewall while Im already there, aaand what AC? I live in Canada, it never gets above freezing here remember.

Nickle999 · 12-07-2008, 02:32 PM

Well it's not like you have much to cut on the driver's side. . .

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Lol, your telling me.

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 10:49 PM

4 link is kinda on....

lilnoma96 · 12-07-2008, 10:55 PM

looks good jeff good luck with the floor, hopefully you can make that 4 link see the road that things gone up and down a couple times but never left the shop

Wybrow · 12-07-2008, 10:58 PM

I can tell man, I got it mocked up with 1/2" bolts right now but it still works pretty much the same....

11-20-2008, 12:40 AM	#1
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	[Project]: Vented Floor. Hey guys, Ive owned my 93 Sonoma for about 6 months, lowered it the first day I bought it, about a week later bought some new shoes for it, since then Ive done a few little things, but this winter is time for surgery. The floor is rotted out on the drivers side, hence the project name, and Ill be swapping in a 350 sbc with a 5 speed manual transmission. Depending on how long that takes hopefully will be bagging and someday body dropping it. Anyways, this is what I started with this afternoon, dropped 5/6, running, driving and generally all there. I removed the grille before the pics, just a stock chrome grille anyways: Anyways, thanks for looking, comments are welcome regardless of positive or negative, and the motor should be out by friday night.
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11-20-2008, 12:47 AM	#2
unclejames1 just another dime!!!!! Age: 23 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 488 Location: Warsaw, Indiana User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. is that black or gunmetal color? sounds like a good project! any pics of the floor?
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11-20-2008, 12:51 AM	#3
01cherryreds10 Wanna see some magic? Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,162 Location: Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. That body is clean as hell on the outside. Keep us updated and remember the pics!
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11-20-2008, 12:52 AM	#4
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Actually, its a dark green, haha. I get asked all the time if my black/blue/brown/grey truck is hard to keep clean. Id drives me nuts. I think next summer Ill get some license plates that say "itsgreen" Ill grab some pics of the floor tomorrow night.
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11-20-2008, 01:09 AM	#5
rebels10 firefighter260 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 517 Location: eminence, ky User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. looks like a great start for a project. keep the pics coming.
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11-22-2008, 04:38 PM	#6
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by rebels10 looks like a great start for a project. keep the pics coming. Thanks dude, ran into some winter beater troubles the last day or two, so resuming work tomorrow again, for sure the motor will be out and pics will be up!
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11-22-2008, 10:05 PM	#7
~~88 gmc s15~~ Banned Age: 15 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Penticton BC Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Nice project
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11-22-2008, 11:56 PM	#8
V8Blaze V8 with bags Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,410 Location: baton rouge, LA User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. damn, truck looks awesome. what size rims/tires you got on it
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11-23-2008, 01:52 PM	#9
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by V8Blaze damn, truck looks awesome. what size rims/tires you got on it Thanks, they are 17x8's with 235/45/17.
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11-29-2008, 12:34 PM	#10
Innis ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,512 Location: London/Kincardine, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. wow this thread sucks balls, what a moron, what a crappy truck, i bet the only fun thing on this whole truck is the owners manual in the glovebox haha lookin good jeff
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11-30-2008, 04:39 PM	#11
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Innis, go fall down the ****in steps again.
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11-30-2008, 04:43 PM	#12
Innis ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,512 Location: London/Kincardine, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by downdimedown Innis, go fall down the **in steps again. easy there emo boy, why dont you cut your wrists again!
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11-30-2008, 04:44 PM	#13
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. maybe I will? K, Im going to work on the truck again.
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11-30-2008, 10:15 PM	#14
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Tore most of the rest of the truck apart tonight, heres what I get to work with :shock: Started as this: And then I really wanted to see the beauty of the beast, so I ripped and tore at it for a while and ended up with this : And sadly, this was my floor/kickpanel and firewall for all of summer 08. I would love to meet the guy that did this to his, now my, truck.
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11-30-2008, 10:54 PM	#15
badmatt Uncommon Engineering Age: 19 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 392 Location: winnipeg User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. oooooo she's a rotten one!
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12-01-2008, 04:15 PM	#16
Innis ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,512 Location: London/Kincardine, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. as i said before, that sucks jeff, but i know you can get'er back in good shape!
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12-01-2008, 08:02 PM	#17
sadexcuse4s10 Hoods are overrated Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 10,019 Location: Lexington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. **** that i'd find a new cab
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12-01-2008, 08:34 PM	#18
dimerunner88 is that fender straight?? Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18,055 Location: Clay City,IN/Martinsville,IL User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. that floor looks alot like mine,good luck on fixin it
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12-01-2008, 11:15 PM	#19
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by sadexcuse4s10 **** that i'd find a new cab I was going to go that route, but thats soooooooo not fun!
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12-02-2008, 08:40 PM	#20
I-R-S-SONOMA ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 19 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Woodstock User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. man this truck is gay, it needs to be lower, and i bet you cant fix it,cause your gay!, bet this jeff guy that looks like george castansa! haha oh wait, he does cause i shaved the top of your head bald! hahaha CASTANSA!
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12-02-2008, 08:45 PM	#21
thenephilm Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,614 Location: cincinnati, OHIO User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!...
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12-03-2008, 10:36 PM	#22
Innis ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,512 Location: London/Kincardine, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by thenephilm just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!... thats what i keep trying to tell him
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12-06-2008, 09:00 PM	#23
bagged92 Tater Kustomz Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,031 Location: K Falls, Oregon User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by thenephilm just cut it all out, stock floor body drop it, and build all new body mounts and floor from scratch...and firewall...and back cab wall...now that would be fun!... that sounds like a pretty damn good idea! lol nice lookin truck btw.. hope to see more progress on it soon!
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12-07-2008, 01:39 PM	#24
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Some updated pictures, motor is out, picked up my 4 link from a local guy, and made my fuel door filler plate. It would be welded in but TSC is full of incompetent employees who have no ****ing clue how to open a frozen lock to get me a new damn tanks. Pictures will be up tonight with bed off and most of the 4 link installed, have to wait til my axle tabs get here to do the lowers
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12-07-2008, 01:50 PM	#25
MNbdblazer Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 93 Location: CITY OF HOPKINS User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. that floor looks like it came from minnesota...gotta love salt
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12-07-2008, 01:56 PM	#26
Nickle999 Needs a Job Age: 16 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 110 Location: N. Royalton, OH User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. sucks about the floor. just bolt a stop sign in there xD
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12-07-2008, 01:58 PM	#27
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by MNbdblazer that floor looks like it came from minnesota...gotta love salt Even worse, Ontario eh! Im not real worried about it though, should be a pretty straight forward fix.
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12-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#28
Nickle999 Needs a Job Age: 16 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 110 Location: N. Royalton, OH User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Forget the floor, and get straight to baggin that.. tub the front for 22's, and take out your AC, you wont' need it cuz of the floor.
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12-07-2008, 02:18 PM	#29
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Quote: Originally Posted by Nickle999 Forget the floor, and get straight to baggin that.. tub the front for 22's, and take out your AC, you wont' need it cuz of the floor. Ive honestly been thinking about tubbing the firewall while Im already there, aaand what AC? I live in Canada, it never gets above freezing here remember.
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12-07-2008, 02:32 PM	#30
Nickle999 Needs a Job Age: 16 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 110 Location: N. Royalton, OH User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Well it's not like you have much to cut on the driver's side. . .
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12-07-2008, 02:46 PM	#31
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. Lol, your telling me.
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12-07-2008, 10:49 PM	#32
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. 4 link is kinda on....
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12-07-2008, 10:55 PM	#33
lilnoma96 lilnoma96 Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 194 Location: London, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. looks good jeff good luck with the floor, hopefully you can make that 4 link see the road that things gone up and down a couple times but never left the shop
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12-07-2008, 10:58 PM	#34
Wybrow ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 228 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: [Project]: Vented Floor. I can tell man, I got it mocked up with 1/2" bolts right now but it still works pretty much the same....
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