where to get all this metal? UPDATE 5/8

[NEK5]

ok it looks like i`m goin to have to do some metal work soon because the top of my seat is at almost a 45*........the pass. seat is moving around in the floor and have to do a couple patches on the front bottom of both quarters and new rockers.....so where is the best/cheapest place to get all this metal?

 

[NEK5]

bump

 

[Chevy305]

Check out LMC truck

 

[ryan22re]

www.metalexpress.net

www.onlinemetals.com

 

[Cornfield creations]

Pass on the LMC, if you wanna go the cheapest route then yes try LMC, but you get what you pay for.

I just put new rockers in mine, got brand new GM's, they are pricey, but like I was pointed out, they lasted 30 years on mine, so the little extra money isn't bad considering the amount of work you put into them. The aftermarket are about 1/2 as thick I am told. Doors and fenders you can get from goodmark. To me it's better to pay a little more and get a better quality product to do it once, than to get cheaper thinner stuff that rots out sooner and you end up paying the money in the end anyways. JMO

 

[NEK5]

what about JCW???? is the basic price for a floor pan about 100?

 

[diesel4me]

best??--or cheap??..

The best and cheapest place to get metal is at a scrapyard,or the metal pile at a landfill...plenty of old washing machines,refridgerators,hot water tanks,furnaces ducting,,and other metal encased appliances there..most have epoxy paint on them already too!...(or are galvanized)..

 

[noahrob]

I will be ordering new floor boards in two weeks and right now ChevyDuty is my #1 choice...

 

[blazinzuk]

I am pretty sure Jc Whitney and LMC get their stuff from the same place i.e. I have ordered from both and all the parts looked exactly the same same thickness type of primer etc.

 

[AZ79K5Project]

Check this thread.

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170937

 

[Chevy305]

Where can I find dimond plate steel for a floor pan?

 

[hans999999]

id go local. we have a local veng dealer and keystone around here that can get you direct replacements or i went to autobody specialties in middlefield which had what i needed and cheeeap.

 

[NEK5]

where would be the best place to get floor pans?

 

[NEK5]

someone must now...i also need rockers

 

[jeeptuff]

someone must now...i also need rockers

www.chevyduty.com

 

[AZ79K5Project]

someone must now...i also need rockers

http://www.certifit.com/index_locations.htm

 

[NEK5]

thanks...do you know if the floor pan from certifit is the whole thing or what? because LMC has them listed in 2 sections

 

[AZ79K5Project]

thanks...do you know if the floor pan from certifit is the whole thing or what? because LMC has them listed in 2 sections

I understand their stuff is not OEM. They are a cheaper quality. (probably about the same as LMC's cheaper brand)

I haven't look into them for the pan. I am getting inner fenders for my junk. (They listed at $17.00 ea for the inners)

 

[NEK5]

well today i picked up some rockers at the car show/meet and was gonna get floor pans but no one had them......so i was just gonna use sheet metal and my buddys dad said to just pull the seats and check it out....so i pulled the pass. side seat when i got home from work to find out all i need to do is weld in a little patch for the f/r mount...but i think the drivers side needs alot mor metal....now i just need to talk my buddys dad into getting it all done

 

[Chevy305]

Yeah, why is it that the driver side of my truck has more rust than the passenger side?