Find a heavy piece of copper and use it as a backer behind the gaps. The weld will not stick to it (because it's copper) and it makes kind of a mold for the molten wire coming out of the welder. It will also hold the shielding gas in the weld area and keep it from escaping thru the gap. I got some pieces of bus bar from a high voltage switch. They are like 3/4" thick. They also help absorb the heat so you don't blow thru the thin panels. If you don't have access to scrap copper, Eastwood sells tools for this purpose . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntuAl6-ArqeYY2w.html www.eastwood.com/welders-helper-3x3-set-flat-curve-anglecop-plates.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&gclid=CjwKCAjwp7baBRBIEiwAPtjwxI2pMRCTjuC28jwI8_-YdQPIU88FcOfnxpATBKaShwiXPpyQtNoW8xoCif0QAvD_BwE

I love how much you’ve done to your f100. I’d love to see an update video of it. Basically a new walk around. I just got a 1973 f100. I’m planning to do the engine bay similar as yours.

Nice job! Kudos for showing respect to the neighbors on the noise issue! Good neighbors are hard to find.

"Don't tell me how much worse your floor is than mine" *Heavy Canadian Breathing*

Nice job, but if you ever try a plasma cutter, you'll never cut with a grinder again.

Thats not gear oil it NewEngland under coating :)

Hey the best way to put in the pan is place in the new one over the old one screw it down and make one cut around and the use panel butt clamps to get it ready for welding

"be happy your floor doesn't do that" shit you think my truck HAS a floor? lol

Awesome! Gave me flashbacks. I got mine done not to long ago and it looks like you had similar issues. I just tell myself, "it's only metal." You've learned that welds can be ground and metal can be added. Perfect! Keep it man, love the videos as always.

If everything "pans out" the way he wants he'll have one hell of a truck lol😂😂 keep up the great work man👍

Very nice job! in the middle of the exact same job with my 68'

Hey Craig great job on the floor pans.very impressed on how you did it being this was your first time.i went to school for auto body and repair.and I do my work on my own independent.nice to see a kid your age take and interest in and how well your proud of the work.keep up the good work bro

I like it! Not like we do this every day but it's the learning curve. I definitely can learn from this video. Thanks Craig!

Looks good man and dont worry about what others say about your work as long as its safe and you are happy with it thats all that matters. Keep up the good work. I also have a 71 f100 i got for a 100 bucks and you have helped me alot on this thing

Very nice job on the floors, keep up the good work...Pat

REALLY YOUR 1 ST TIME WELD'N & CUTTING & FITTING & ALIGNING & ALL THAT GREAT & SUPER JOBS THERE !!!!!!!!!!

Nice! It’looks great!

Very nice job awesome my friend you are getting there

Your welds look fine. You welded the full perimeter and managed not to warp the crap out of the metal. Nice work.

Looking good buddy!!

If you put the new panel on top of the old floor that needs to be cut out. Put a few self tappers in and cut through both panels at the same time. You have the perfect fit first try

Love your vids

This same repair is coming on my 79 Ford. Hoping mine turns out as good. It’s gonna be my first as well. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Nice job on the floor man, I just overlapped mine, wedded them in and then did 3 coats of bed liner, didn't grind down my welds hardly at all lol doesn't look the best but I just didn't want to spend that kind of time when the rest of the truck is so dented and beat, and I figured if it bugged me enough Ill just get a mat.

Hey Craig,,, Looking good buddy....I was told No worries on how your welds look,, as long as you got penetration,, because they're going to be ground down anyway... Got to tell you though, your welding looked a heck of a lot better, than when I did mine.... Keep up the great work....

AWWWW YEAH!!!!!!!!!! keep it up Craig!!!!!!!! #Craignation

nice job ur truck is looking great ur doing a great job on ur videos keep it up.

For your 1st attempt at replacing a floor you did excellent 😁. For future reference you'd be better off using thinner wire when welding sheet metal, .022-.025 wire work's better than the thicker .035. Your welds won't be as proud and less burn thru. Great job again dude.

i wish i would have seen a very very very detailed vidio back 20 odd yrs ago when i was learning to to do this stuff when i was younger like craig's age......lol.lol.lol.... but i got some wisdom from it all..... we all live & jearn & roll on...... GREAT JOB'S CRAIG & CREW THERE.............. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would suggest using a rust encapsulator (Eastwood makes one) on the enclosed (inside the toe/kick panel area, enclosed frame sections, etc.) areas to stop and prevent further rusting.

if you can get some smaller welding rods, you can break the outer layer off and bend them to fit then weld in the rods. super easy way to help fill those gaps up.

I like that your not afraid to tackle a job.

Craig, did you have to purchase the whole floor pan assembly or were you able to find just those two front pieces? I have a 72 F100 a friend is want his replaced and LMC is showing only a full pan purchase.

Keep it up man!

Did you have to brace your cab at all? Need to do the same but also want to replace mounts.

best way to do this is tare it all down start with the frame up but getting it dun is were it counts good job i'm just glad i don't have too do this to my rig . i use to do stuff like this just about every day at a body shop restoring cars and it was a B because it had to look like it was never dun

Nice work

My 60 F100 was a North Alabama truck all its life and guess what, even up in the mountains the floors wound up yabba dabba doo. Had to patch the drivers and part of the pass.

Where’d you get your floor pans? And does your truck have power steering

Hay man what company did you get your pans from and nice job got some good pointers I am doing the same on my 72 f250 crew cab thank for video:)

Love this build!!! A die grinder would make that a little easier

Where did you buy your floor pan ? I got a 1967 ford f100 rust too

Did you sell the chevy? I think i saw someone else driving it yesterday in National city, great videos, i own a 68 f100.

Finally the 5 speed is going in. It’s going to be faster and better fuel mileage

hey don't beat on her too much she looks great for a Michigan truck ;) but man im happy to see you put this much into the truck and I really cant wait to see that frame build.

When you make a list of parts you need... Never mind.

I have a 95 F-150 that has no frame rust but it has no rust on the body its self, which is really rare in North Dakota

What setting was your welder on?

Fucking outstanding job Craig nowhere near as good as you man. That's why when I look for trucks I get them where there is no rusty environments. Can't wait to see you driving this bad boy you better give us like an hour of you driving haha

Who did you get your floor pans through?

did you treat that spot behind the small patch ?

Just saw the video of the 1985 J10 I'm wondering what happened with it.

Hey Craig, are you planning to undercoat the truck?

Craig you did a great job buddy

For the LOVE OF GOD MAN screw drivers are NOT chisels! hahahaa Cover any glass or plastic when cutting or grinding the sparks/removed material can imbed itself in the softer material. Carry on good job!

Well I guess I missed this video over the past month I didn't realize that you had already installed your floor pans during your video of scrapping out another one oh well

WHAT STORE U GET THE LIL WELDER & GAS'S AT......?? & WHAT SORT OF $$$ U GOT TIED INTO IT WHERE U WERE TACK OR SPOT WELDING THERE OUT THE DOOR CASH.........????????

My '72 F100 has almost the exact same rust spot and amount on the driver side

Now you have more leg room

i removed the tailshaft seal and the rear main seal from my jeep its the only thing keeping it from rusting haha jk

As the old saying goes: there's still paint attached to the metal chances are it's still solid.

"Deseparate" -Craig, 2018

Top a f100

I just traded my ranger for a 72 Ford F-250

I'M SEMI CURIOUS HERE OF WHY U DIDN'T TAKE THE CAB OFF OR AT LEAST FLIP IT UO A BIT IN THE REAR OF THE CAB TO SEE & TO GET IT ALL A BIT BETTER.......?? WAS REAL ROOM THERE A FACTOR.....?? I'M WONDERING U SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF FLOOR SPACE OUT SIDE OF THE GARAGE......... EITHER WAY AWESOME JOB'S THERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No yours has a lot more rust than mine does.

You should see my truck it is way worse

Here is what I did on my 76 F100. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bquTqJdznLvDnYE.html

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