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1982 K5 - Current project: 3/16" diamond plate floors

Picking up the new passenger floor over my lunch today. Price wasn't bad through Discount Steel, who has a shop here in Minneapolis. I plan on doing this to the driver's side as well, to get rid of some of the smaller patches and the secondary layer of rusted metal that the PO left.

I'll post some pics of progress, the last day has been slow. I didn't want to drop the fuel tank or lines since I have to do this in my driveway, so I'm just trying to be really careful about sparks.. which means I can't go too nuts with the angle grinder. Dremel, tin snips, and sawzall have been working pretty well, just slow with the two layers of cab floor. I've been covering the fuel line with aluminum foil, and then packing damp rags around things that seem potentially flammable. I might switch to using some big magnets and some fiberglass welding blankets once I clear out a little more of the floor and start grinding down supports and things.
 
I got the floor panels over lunch. It definitely doesn't have a lot of flex to it. I'll do a comparison when I get to my garage of the new vs. old, but at first glance I doubt I'm going to need more than the stock reinforcements underneath.

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If this side goes in pretty easy, I am planning on getting the driver's side done too to match before winter hits! :grind:
 
Nothing yet, but stay tuned.. it's in the 50's here in MN this week, and I am fixing to get some progress made ASAP, so I can drive the Jimmy all summer and get rid of my rusty Jeep Cherokee. :thumb:
 

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